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Re: OT: Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions

From	Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: OT: Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions
Date	2011-05-18 00:06 -0400
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RedGrittyBrick wrote:
> Lew wrote:
>> "Plugin" exists in the wild, and is documented by some as an alternate
>> spelling. Within a couple of years, I predict, it will be widely
>> accepted, just as "resume" is for "résumé" today, and for the same reason.
>>
>> Loss of the hyphen to become a true compound word is an historically
>> frequent occurrence.

> The day co-operative and coöperative became cooperative, did coopers?

No, they were coopted.

-- 
Lew
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
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  Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-13 14:44 +1200
  Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-05-14 21:23 +0300
    Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-05-15 11:12 -0600
      Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-05-16 01:17 +0300
        Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-05-16 08:51 -0600
          Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-16 11:22 -0400
      Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-16 14:25 +1200
        Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-15 22:28 -0400
      Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions jebblue <n@n.nnn> - 2011-05-16 20:18 -0500
        Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-16 21:28 -0400
        Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-05-17 07:53 -0600
          Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-05-17 09:40 -0600
            Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-17 11:53 -0400
              OT: Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid> - 2011-05-17 18:04 +0100
                Re: OT: Re: Eclipse spell checker omissions Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-18 00:06 -0400

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