Re: [PATCH] bnx2x: fix spelling mistake "pauseable" -> "pausable"

From: Joe Perches
Date: Wed Mar 18 2020 - 12:14:55 EST


On Wed, 2020-03-18 at 09:16 +0000, Colin Ian King wrote:
> On 18/03/2020 03:37, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Tue, 2020-03-17 at 18:29 +0000, Colin King wrote:
> > > From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Bulk rename of variables and literal strings. No functional
> > > changes.
> >
> > I'm not sure either spelling is a "real" word and
> > pauseable seems more intelligible and less likely
> > to be intended to be a typo of "possible" to me.
>
> It's indeed of marginal benefit. However..
>
> https://www.yourdictionary.com/pausable

Then again there's this:
https://www.spellcheck.net/misspelled-words/pausable

Correct spelling for PAUSABLE

We think the word pausable is a misspelling.

and

https://www.anagrammer.com/crossword/answer/pausable

The word PAUSABLE is NOT valid in any word game. (Sorry, you cannot play
PAUSABLE in Scrabble, Words With Friends etc)