[PATCH] A few tiny changes to user-manual.txt

Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn cristian.ionescu-idbohrn at axis.com
Mon Mar 4 14:19:32 PST 2013


On Mon, 4 Mar 2013, Dirk Hohndel wrote:
> Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn <cristian.ionescu-idbohrn at axis.com> writes:
> > On Mon, 4 Mar 2013, chrislewis915 at gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >> My first ever patch on anything so please be gently if its all horibly
> >> wrong!
> >
> > Good job.
> >
> >> If this works, I will try to get more involved in documentation reviews
> >> where i have time.
> >
> > And good catch on this funny one:
> >
> > - - Volume:	Liter
> > + - Volume:	Litre
> >
> > A quick git blame says:
> >
> > 1a83bf43 (Linus Torvalds           2012-01-01 15:12:28 -0800  680)  - Volume:   Liter
> >
> > I won't dig further :)
>
> Why would you? Liter is the correct spelling.

Is it?  Won't argue.  English is not my mother tongue, but...

> http://grammarist.com/spelling/liter-litre/

"Liter" and "Litter" could be easily confused.  "Litre", on the other
side, is (french) international ;)  Never mind, I'm fine with both.  I
just found that funny.


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian


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