Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:36:20 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: maxim@macomnet.ru Cc: PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au, jisakiel@yahoo.es, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Small typo in /usr/share/examples/make.conf Message-ID: <20051025.133620.61267293.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20051024125348.L97845@mp2.macomnet.net> References: <20051024120821.B67591@mp2.macomnet.net> <20051024083432.GH39882@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <20051024125348.L97845@mp2.macomnet.net>
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Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> writes:
: On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, 18:34+1000, Peter Jeremy wrote:
:
: > On Mon, 2005-Oct-24 12:11:21 +0400, Maxim Konovalov wrote:
: > >On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, 09:58+0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
: > >> -# Sets the default ruleset of dir to ruleset. The ruleset arguement
: > >> +# Sets the default ruleset of dir to ruleset. The ruleset argument
: > >> # must be a ruleset name as specified in devfs.rules(5) file.
: > >> # Returns non-zero if it could not set it successfully.
: > >> #
: > >
: > >Being non-native speaker I am not sure this is a error. There are
: > >about a dozen "arguement"s in our src tree and google gives 2.8
: > >millions.
: >
: > Being a native speaker, I can guarantee that "argument" is the correct
: > spelling. My Concise Macquarie (Australian) dictionary doesn't even
: > list "arguement" as a valid alternate spelling. Don't rely on google
: > for accurate spelling.
:
: OK, fixed. Thanks!
Since I wrote it originally, and am a native speaker, the following
fact should shed some light on the discussion. I can't spell my way
out of a paper bag sometimes.
Warner
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