I've never seen the 2e version, and personally would prefer the 3e
version as the element name. I suppose it depends on which side of the
pond one is raised.
Gershon
Scott Hudson wrote:
> Either spelling is fine with me. I just need the structure! :-)
>
> I concur that we should probably use the most familiar spelling for the
> element name.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --Scott
>
> Grosso, Paul wrote:
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, 2007 April 23 9:48
> To: DocBook Technical Committee
> Subject: [docbook-tc] acknowledgements element in 5.0
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Stayton [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, 2007 April 23 1:49
> To: DocBook Technical Committee
> Cc:
> Subject: [docbook-tc] DocBook Technical Committee Meeting
> Agenda: 25 April 2007
>
>
> a. Norm to add acknowledgements element to 5.0.
>
>
> There may be an issue regarding "acknowledgement" versus
> "acknowledgment". I realize that the online docbook documentation at
> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html
> /docbook.h
> tml
> uses the former, and I personally prefer the former, since one
> would ordinarily think the g is hard in the latter.
>
> However, I feel obliged to point out that it appears to be a
> substantial majority of uses prefer the former spelling. In
>
>
>
> Sigh, typo, I meant prefer the latter (2e) spelling.
>
> paul
>
>
>
> fact, if you look up "acknowledgement" at http://www.m-w.com/
> you get sent to the entry for "acknowledgment" (where it lists
> "acknowledgement" as a variant) and a search of the online
> Chicago Manual of Style at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/
> shows only the "acknowledgment" spelling.
>
> We may find that most users will expect the 2e (instead of 3e)
> spelling. Of course, use of a smart editor can obviate this
> issue, but those entering DocBook via Notepad might be surprised.
>
> paul
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