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Bug#542831: lintian: Convertor is reported as a spelling mistake with -E



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Russ Allbery wrote:
> Harry Rickards <hrickards@l33tmyst.com> writes:
>> Russ Allbery wrote:
> 
>>> I'm afraid those dictionaries are wrong, at least as dictionaries are
>>> normally judged.  The word is converter per both Merriam-Webster and
>>> the Oxford English Dictionary.  The OED specifically lists convertor as
>>> an erroneous spelling.
> 
>> Okay. Shall I close the bug?
> 
> Yeah, if you're okay with that answer.
> 
I'll wait for the reply of Gabriel Finch (the one I cc'ed my previous
response to) who's the one that pointed out that convertor might be a word.

- --
Thanks
Harry Rickards <hrickards@l33tmyst.com>

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