Package: lintian Version: 2.3.1 Severity: wishlist
Oxford English Dictionary uses 'parametrize' as the correct form. Indeed, lintian currently suggests this form with the error: I: libmouse-perl: spelling-error-in-manpage usr/share/man/man3/Mouse::Util::TypeConstraints.3pm.gz parameterize parametrize There are currently only 486,000 hits on Google for "parameterize", which has always been the way I've become accustomed to spelling the word. The Free Dictionary has this definition: pa·ram·e·ter·ize (p-rm-t-rz) also pa·ram·e·trize (--trz) tr.v. pa·ram·e·ter·ized also pa·ram·e·trized, pa·ram·e·ter·iz·ing also pa·ram·e·triz·ing, pa·ram·e·ter·iz·es also pa·ram·e·triz·es To describe in terms of parameters. Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/parameterize Wiktionary also states that this is the "dominant modern spelling" in the United States. It also specifies the following alternative forms: * parameterise (UK) * parametrize * parametrise (UK) Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parameterize Please consider inclusion of these alternate spellings as "accepted" forms of the word. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental'), (1, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
