Subject: Re: Commit: fix that spelling + images bug
From: WJCarpenter (bill-abisource@carpenter.ORG)
Date: Sat Mar 24 2001 - 11:51:51 CST
tomas> I disagree. If a sentence is written in British English, then
tomas> under no circumstances should we try to check it with a US
tomas> dictionary. If you get a British document, then 'colour' is
tomas> right and 'color' is mispelled; it has nothing to do with Dom's
tomas> (or anyone else's) preferences for US spelling over UK one. If
I agree with what you said. You certainly wouldn't contemplate
changing the spelling in a printed document just to match the local
conventions. That's along the lines of what I'm getting at with
"audience mode".
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