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Re: debian-refcard



On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 20:39:47 +0100
Justin B Rye <justin.byam.rye@gmail.com> wrote:

> Holger Wansing wrote:
> > Index: entries.dbk
> [...]
> > @@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
> >        <glossentry id="dpkg-reconfigure">
> >  	<glossterm>dpkg-reconfigure
> >  	<replaceable>package-name</replaceable></glossterm>
> > -	<glossdef><para>Reconfigure a package, e.g. keyboard-configuration
> > -	(keyboard), locales (localisation).</para></glossdef>
> > +	<glossdef><para>Reconfigure a package, e.g. <replaceable>keyboard-configuration</replaceable>
> > +	(keyboard), <replaceable>locales</replaceable> (localisation).</para></glossdef>
>                                                               ^
> Is this package using en_GB or en_US?  Elsewhere it seemed to be
> standardising on -izing...

It could be either, depending on the style manual being followed. The Oxford Dictionary is panegyric on -ize endings, even though -ise is more commonly used in British English.

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