On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Martin Mares wrote:
>
> - printk("enabling Symmetric IO mode ... ");
> + printk("enabling symmetric IO mode... ");
if "Symmetric" is a "proper name". It should be capitalized.
Example:
The Disk Subsystem is the name of a design specification.
The disk drive is a component.
> - occurred; hopefully real BIOSes don't assume much. */
> + occurred; hopefully real BIOSs don't assume much. */
The plural of a noun that ends in "s" is formed by adding "es".
Example:
class
classes
>
> - "cpu family\t: %c\n"
> + "CPU family\t: %c\n"
>
If CPU is an abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, it should be
capitalized. However, if it is the abbreviation for central processing
unit, it should not!
Example:
300 revolutions per minute.
300 rpm (in spite of the fact that ispell doesn't like it).
If the abbreviation contains the name of a person, the symbol representing
that person should be capitalized.
Example:
300 kilohertz.
300 kHz
> - "RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid ramdisk image starting at %d.\n",
> + "RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at %d.\n",
>
>
Again, if we have invented a proper name called Ramdisk, it should
be capitalized. However, random access memory, i.e., ram need not. It
can be, but it doesn't have to be.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
***** FILE SYSTEM MODIFIED *****
Penguin : Linux version 2.1.105 on an i586 machine (66.15 BogoMips).
Warning : It's hard to remain at the trailing edge of technology.
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