Proofreading

[Kevin Godby]

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn
<lafeber-dumoleyn2 at zonnet.nl> wrote:
> Having read all your reactions I also want to give my opinion on this. I
> agree with Stephen that there is a difference between applications (any
> program on our desktop/laptop) and apps (small programs written for
> smartphones and tablets). It is a pity that people start using these words
> interchangeably, it impoverishes a language.
> Since the Ubuntu documentation is written for desktop users, I personally
> would prefer to only use the word "application". But if the team think it is
> ok to use both words interchangeably, I will not insist.

I'd suggest using 'applications' as 'apps' started out as an informal
term. If, however, 'apps' is used in the UI, then you should use it so
the documentation and UI matches.

—Kevin