Re: [BUG] CVS HEAD "find-file-confirm-inexistent-file" in lisp/files.el

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Juanma" == Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:

Juanma> According to the American Heritage Dictionary:

Juanma> http://www.bartleby.com/61/25/I0122500.html

Juanma> SYLLABICATION:  in·ex·is·tent
Juanma> PRONUNCIATION:    ng-zstnt
Juanma> ADJECTIVE:      Having no existence; nonexistent.

Juanma> It's uncommon, but it's not wrong. That's not an argument for or
Juanma> against the change, but against your claim that it is a spelling
Juanma> error.

Yes, it's legal.  But it's wrong by common usage.  Googling:

  about 6,640,000 for nonexistent
  about 773,000 for inexistent

That's a factor of nearly 10 there.  (And yes, I know those are actually
approximations, but the same bias factors out of both sides.)

The point is to use familiar words when you can.

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