Todd Zullinger <tmz <at> pobox.com> writes: > > Nanako Shiraishi wrote: > > Found during the lunch break by one of my students... > > Is overridable a word itself? While English is my native language, I > wouldn't call myself an expert on its proper usage. ;) No, it's not a word =). But of the two non-words, overridable is probably preferred. > > However, I can't find 'overridable' in several online dictionaries: > > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/overridable > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overridable > http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=en|en&q=overridable&hl=en > http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=overridable&x=0&y=0 > > Perhaps using overridden would be more accurate? It would be more correct, but also slightly more verbose. Still, as a grammar nazi, my two cents says it raises git's esteem if the language in the docs is proper English. Uri -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html