Proofreading

Stephen M. Webb stephen.webb at canonical.com
Thu Feb 26 15:44:00 UTC 2015


On 15-02-26 09:43 AM, Alberto Salvia Novella wrote:
> Gunnar Hjalmarsson:
>> It indicates that the whole Ubuntu archive is made up of "apps". ;)
> 
> I would only use words that are in the dictionary, as there are recognized definitions for them. The rest could mean
> different things to different people.

http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/249075?rskey=6ZtG9w&result=2#eid says they're basically synonyms.  Given the blank stares
I get from "app developers" when they look up from their Ubuntu (phone), I would beg to differ.  I would simply suggest
avoiding the term "app" in desktop documentation and obviate the entire problem.

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Stephen M. Webb  <stephen.webb at canonical.com>



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