RE: [docbook-tc] acknowledgements element in 5.0

["Grosso, Paul" <pgrosso@ptc.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:pgrosso@ptc.com] 
> Sent: Monday, 2007 April 23 9:48
> To: DocBook Technical Committee
> Subject: [docbook-tc] acknowledgements element in 5.0
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Stayton [mailto:bobs@sagehill.net] 
> > Sent: Monday, 2007 April 23 1:49
> > To: DocBook Technical Committee
> > Cc: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: [docbook-tc] DocBook Technical Committee Meeting 
> > Agenda: 25 April 2007
> 
> > 
> >   a. Norm to add acknowledgements element to 5.0.
> 
> There may be an issue regarding "acknowledgement" versus 
> "acknowledgment".  I realize that the online docbook documentation at
> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html
> /docbook.h
> tml
> uses the former, and I personally prefer the former, since one 
> would ordinarily think the g is hard in the latter.
> 
> However, I feel obliged to point out that it appears to be a
> substantial majority of uses prefer the former spelling.  In

Sigh, typo, I meant prefer the latter (2e) spelling.

paul

> fact, if you look up "acknowledgement" at http://www.m-w.com/
> you get sent to the entry for "acknowledgment" (where it lists
> "acknowledgement" as a variant) and a search of the online
> Chicago Manual of Style at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/
> shows only the "acknowledgment" spelling.
> 
> We may find that most users will expect the 2e (instead of 3e)
> spelling.  Of course, use of a smart editor can obviate this
> issue, but those entering DocBook via Notepad might be surprised.
> 
> paul
>