Proofreading

[Tom Davies]

Hi :)
I have kinda changed my mind about this and now agree with Stephen Webb,
Alberto Novella, Hannie Dumoleyn and Kevin Godby.  I think maybe i was just
in too much of a grumpy and cynical mood earlier! :)
Regards from
Tom :)



On 26 February 2015 at 17:06, Kevin Godby <godbyk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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