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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Lynnette Boucher <ly...@ymail.com> on 2012/06/11 13:11:11 UTC

Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Good morning all,

I have just visited your website and within my first minute of being there, had found 2 spelling errors. I clicked on your contact us link, and then clicked on your press link, and immediately noticed another (the 3rd) spelling error.


I am writing to you, to, to bring these errors to your attention. I believe that a published site, shows representation of professionalism. Words spelled correctly represents professionalism. And will give your readers confidence in selecting your product. I hope that you do not mind my pointing out of these errors.


Here are the three spelling errors found thus far:
1) link: http://www.openoffice.org/why/
spelling error of word "software" (Free Sofware) on left table of links, located under sub-title "WHY"
spelling error of word "license" (licence) in last paragraph, under bullet titled "and, it's free"

2) link: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/press.html
spelling error of word "closely" (closele) in only paragraph on page, under title "Press Inquiries".

Hope this helps you.

Lynnette

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Andrew Pitonyak <an...@pitonyak.org>.
On 11.06.2012 07:11, Lynnette Boucher wrote:
> Good morning all,
>
> I have just visited your website and within my first minute of being
> there, had found 2 spelling errors.

<snip>

>
> Hope this helps you.

Absolutely it helps :-)

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Andrew Pitonyak <an...@pitonyak.org>.
On 11.06.2012 14:57, Larry Gusaas wrote:
> On 2012-06-11 6:44 AM Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote:
>> Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely 
>> free
>> of any license fees.
> Please change back to the correct English spelling, licence, used in
> most of the English speaking world. Spelling is "license" is an
> American mutation.
>
> To call the spelling " licence" incorrect is an insult to most of the
> English speaking world.


Near as I can figure, most languages are a mutation of multiple 
languages and a particular spelling is typically not insulting. I would, 
however, expect the site to choose a particular localization and stick 
to it. If people are horribly offended by a person that uses the wrong 
localization, then you should probably specify that only people that 
know that localization be allowed to contribute on the item in question.

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Larry Gusaas <la...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2012-06-11 6:44 AM Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote:
>>
>> Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely free
>> of any license fees.
>
> Please change back to the correct English spelling, licence, used in most of
> the English speaking world. Spelling is "license" is an American mutation.
>
> To call the spelling " licence" incorrect is an insult to most of the
> English speaking world.
>

And evidently on high authority as well:

https://twitter.com/Queen_UK/status/207376116447584256

;-)

-Rob


> --
> _________________________________
>
> Larry I. Gusaas
> Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
> Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
> "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind
> theirs." - Edgard Varese
>
>

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Fernando Cassia <fc...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Larry Gusaas <la...@gmail.com>wrote:

> To call the spelling " licence" incorrect is an insult to most of the
> English speaking world.


That's why IBM used to offer OS/2 Warp in separate English and American
English versions, and even separate fixpaks.

To avoid global thermonuclear war at the first sight of the word "color"
instead of "colour"...
;-)

FC

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Larry Gusaas <la...@gmail.com>.
On 2012-06-11 6:44 AM Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote:
> Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely free
> of any license fees.
Please change back to the correct English spelling, licence, used in most of the English 
speaking world. Spelling is "license" is an American mutation.

To call the spelling " licence" incorrect is an insult to most of the English speaking world.

-- 
_________________________________

Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Donald Harbison <dp...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Ariel Constenla-Haile
<ar...@apache.org>wrote:

> Hello Lynnette,
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 05:36:56AM -0700, Lynnette Boucher wrote:
> >    Hello Ariel, I've just looked, and only the first spelling error
> >    has been corrected. The latter two remain unchanged...
>
> Please try refreshing your browser. Usually this is done by pressing F5,
> then the page will be reloaded:
>
> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/press.html
> Don also works closely with the ASF Press Team.
>

Lynette, thanks for reminding me about this... I also corrected the
mis-spelling of i'nquieries' to inquiries in the sentence. I couldn't agree
with you more about how this reflects on professionalism and trust.


> http://www.openoffice.org/why/
> Left navigation bar:
> WHY
> Great software
> Easy to use
> Free software  <--
>
> and it's free
>
> Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely free
> of any license fees.
>
>
> Regards
> --
> Ariel Constenla-Haile
> La Plata, Argentina
>

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Ariel Constenla-Haile <ar...@apache.org>.
Hello Lynnette,

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 05:36:56AM -0700, Lynnette Boucher wrote:
>    Hello Ariel, I've just looked, and only the first spelling error
>    has been corrected. The latter two remain unchanged...

Please try refreshing your browser. Usually this is done by pressing F5,
then the page will be reloaded:

http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/press.html
Don also works closely with the ASF Press Team.

http://www.openoffice.org/why/
Left navigation bar: 
WHY
Great software
Easy to use
Free software  <--

and it's free

Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely free
of any license fees.


Regards
-- 
Ariel Constenla-Haile
La Plata, Argentina

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Lynnette Boucher <ly...@ymail.com>.
Hello Ariel, I've just looked, and only the first spelling error has been corrected. The latter two remain unchanged...



________________________________
 From: Ariel Constenla-Haile <ar...@apache.org>
To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org; Lynnette Boucher <ly...@ymail.com> 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors
 
Hello Lynnette,

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:11:11AM -0700, Lynnette Boucher wrote:
> Good morning all,
> 
> I have just visited your website and within my first minute of being
> there, had found 2 spelling errors. I clicked on your contact us link,
> and then clicked on your press link, and immediately noticed another
> (the 3rd) spelling error.
> 
> 
> I am writing to you, to, to bring these errors to your attention.
> I believe that a published site, shows representation of
> professionalism. Words spelled correctly represents professionalism.
> And will give your readers confidence in selecting your product.
> I hope that you do not mind my pointing out of these errors.
> 
> 
> Here are the three spelling errors found thus far: 1) link:
> http://www.openoffice.org/why/ spelling error of word "software" (Free
> Sofware) on left table of links, located under sub-title "WHY"
> spelling error of word "license" (licence) in last paragraph, under
> bullet titled "and, it's free"
> 
> 2) link: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/press.html spelling
> error of word "closely" (closele) in only paragraph on page, under
> title "Press Inquiries".
> 
> Hope this helps you.
> 
> Lynnette

Thanks for reporting the spelling errors. They should be fixed by now.


Regards
-- 
Ariel Constenla-Haile
La Plata, Argentina

Re: Your website contains 3 (found thus far) spelling errors

Posted by Ariel Constenla-Haile <ar...@apache.org>.
Hello Lynnette,

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:11:11AM -0700, Lynnette Boucher wrote:
> Good morning all,
> 
> I have just visited your website and within my first minute of being
> there, had found 2 spelling errors. I clicked on your contact us link,
> and then clicked on your press link, and immediately noticed another
> (the 3rd) spelling error.
> 
> 
> I am writing to you, to, to bring these errors to your attention.
> I believe that a published site, shows representation of
> professionalism. Words spelled correctly represents professionalism.
> And will give your readers confidence in selecting your product.
> I hope that you do not mind my pointing out of these errors.
> 
> 
> Here are the three spelling errors found thus far: 1) link:
> http://www.openoffice.org/why/ spelling error of word "software" (Free
> Sofware) on left table of links, located under sub-title "WHY"
> spelling error of word "license" (licence) in last paragraph, under
> bullet titled "and, it's free"
> 
> 2) link: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/press.html spelling
> error of word "closely" (closele) in only paragraph on page, under
> title "Press Inquiries".
> 
> Hope this helps you.
> 
> Lynnette

Thanks for reporting the spelling errors. They should be fixed by now.


Regards
-- 
Ariel Constenla-Haile
La Plata, Argentina