GNU bug report logs - #1476
23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:10:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #55 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 1476 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "Lawrence Mitchell" <wence <at> gmx.li>, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org,
        bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:08:56 +0100

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 14:43, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:

> It's about general usage, in practice. Whether "both are fine" is really beside
> the point.

Googling for "writable -writeable" gets about 2,6 Mhits, while
"writeable -writable" gets around 0,9 Mhits. Fewer, but still sizable.
I don't think anyone has trouble understanding "writeable".

             Juanma
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