GNU bug report logs - #14804
Gnus spelling fix: unexist -> nonexistent

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 09:42:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: 14804 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14804: Gnus spelling fix: unexist -> nonexistent
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:43:28 +0530

Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> writes:

> This conversation is bringing back fond memories of my changing colour
> to color and behaviour to behavior, and Stefan's deadpan comment
> (archived in DEVEL.HUMOR)
>
> " [...] As is well known, people who speak American English tend to be
> more resource-conscious and try to avoid wasting precious bits
> transferring those redundant "u"s. Think of the number of occurrences
> of "color" and "behavior" in the Emacs tarball, multiply that by the
> number of times it'll be downloaded, stored on hard disks, archived,
> ...that's a substantial saving."

I think Stefan meant "people who write American English".
                                 ^^^^^
                                 ^^^^^
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