Re: Documentation typos

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, "Michael Fuhr" <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>
Cc: <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Documentation typos
Date: 2005-10-13 14:14:21
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E4CC342C@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-patches-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-patches-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of
> Andrew Dunstan
> Sent: 13 October 2005 14:56
> To: Michael Fuhr
> Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Documentation typos
>
>
> You seem to have lots of time on your hands if you can worry
> about this.
> How you spend it is your business, of course, but playing
> spelling cop
> doesn't seem worth it to me.
>
> Is there an official spelling standard for PostgreSQL? If so,
> where is
> it stated? If we are going to adopt one I'd vote for the OED
> :-) I am so
> unconscious of it that it will be impossible for me to undo
> the habits
> of a lifetime, and I suspect I am not alone, so this would be a never
> ending battle.

I'm inclined to agree, but then maybe that's because I'm about 8 miles
from Oxford right now, and spent years at school being told off for
spelling things in American.

Regards, Dave.

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