Re: [PATCH] Fix overridable written with an extra 'e'

Todd Zullinger <tmz <at> pobox.com> writes:

Nanako Shiraishi wrote:

quoted

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