[tz] [PATCH] Speling fixs

Kevin Lyda kevin at ie.suberic.net
Fri May 31 08:14:10 UTC 2013


Excellent. Glad it helped.

For future reference if people would like to more easily check their
own projects, I did it with https://github.com/lyda/misspell-check
which is based on how wikipedia does spell checking (or more
correctly, misspell checking). Like any spell checking tool it gets
some things and misses others - and as Paul just showed we humans are
still needed to actually proof-read.

Kevin

On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert at cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Thanks for the fixes.
>
> For trivial typos where we're sure the original author did
> not intend the misspelling, I think it's OK to quietly
> correct the spelling.  A couple of things, though.  First, the
> misspelling from the BBC was a shocker, so I went back and
> discovered that the BBC also caught that misspelling and fixed it
> a few hours later and changed some other wording, so let's quote the
> updated version.
>
> Second, the Groucho Marx section seems to have had three other errors,
> which I corrected as best I could: "We're" -> "We've", "daylight
> savings [sic]" -> "daylight saving", "Fitzerald" -> "Fitzgerald".
>
> For now, here's what I installed in the experimental copy on github:
>
> diff --git a/asia b/asia
> index 437e15f..fb6fbca 100644
> --- a/asia
> +++ b/asia
> @@ -2547,8 +2547,8 @@ Rule      Syria   2006    only    -       Sep     22      0:00    0       -
>  Rule   Syria   2007    only    -       Mar     lastFri 0:00    1:00    S
>  # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27):
>  # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will
> -# not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or
> -# rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than
> +# not take place 1st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1st November at 24:00 or
> +# rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sense than
>  # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the
>  # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now
>  # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend...
> diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
> index 48aeef6..797f81c 100644
> --- a/australasia
> +++ b/australasia
> @@ -1481,12 +1481,12 @@ Zone    Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
>  # From Paul Eggert (2000-01-08):
>  # IATA SSIM (1999-09) says DST ends 0100 local time.  Go with McDow.
>
> -# From the BBC World Service (1998-10-31 11:32 UTC):
> +# From the BBC World Service in
> +# http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/205226.stm (1998-10-31 16:03 UTC):
>  # The Fijiian government says the main reasons for the time change is to
> -# improve productivity and reduce road accidents.  But correspondents say it
> -# also hopes the move will boost Fiji's ability to compete with other pacific
> -# islands in the effort to attract tourists to witness the dawning of the new
> -# millenium.
> +# improve productivity and reduce road accidents.... [T]he move is also
> +# intended to boost Fiji's ability to attract tourists to witness the dawning
> +# of the new millennium.
>
>  # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/press/2000_09/2000_09_13-05.shtml (2000-09-13)
>  # reports that Fiji has discontinued DST.
> @@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ Zone      Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
>  # Shanks & Pottenger say the transition was on 1968-10-01; go with Mundell.
>
>  # From Eric Ulevik (1999-05-03):
> -# Tonga's director of tourism, who is also secretary of the National Millenium
> +# Tonga's director of tourism, who is also secretary of the National Millennium
>  # Committee, has a plan to get Tonga back in front.
>  # He has proposed a one-off move to tropical daylight saving for Tonga from
>  # October to March, which has won approval in principle from the Tongan
> diff --git a/europe b/europe
> index 5081a52..0f429da 100644
> --- a/europe
> +++ b/europe
> @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ Rule        C-Eur   1944    only    -       Oct      2       2:00s  0       -
>  # It seems that Paris, Monaco, Rule France, Rule Belgium all agree on
>  # 2:00 standard time, e.g. 3:00 local time.  However there are no
>  # countries that use C-Eur rules in September 1945, so the only items
> -# affected are apparently these ficticious zones that translates acronyms
> +# affected are apparently these fictitious zones that translate acronyms
>  # CET and MET:
>  #
>  # Zone CET  1:00 C-Eur CE%sT
> @@ -2779,9 +2779,9 @@ Link      Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul   # Istanbul is in both continents.
>
>  # Ukraine
>  #
> -# From Igor Karpov, who works for the Ukranian Ministry of Justice,
> +# From Igor Karpov, who works for the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice,
>  # via Garrett Wollman (2003-01-27):
> -# BTW, I've found the official document on this matter. It's goverment
> +# BTW, I've found the official document on this matter. It's government
>  # regulations number 509, May 13, 1996. In my poor translation it says:
>  # "Time in Ukraine is set to second timezone (Kiev time). Each last Sunday
>  # of March at 3am the time is changing to 4am and each last Sunday of
> @@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ Link      Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul   # Istanbul is in both continents.
>  # time this year after all.
>  #
>  # From Udo Schwedt (2011-10-18):
> -# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukranian time zone
> +# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukrainian time zone
>  # (Europe/Kiev) to introduce permanent daylight saving time (similar
>  # to Russia) was reverted today:
>  #
> diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica
> index 3c2f82a..0d8ed7a 100644
> --- a/southamerica
> +++ b/southamerica
> @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ Rule        Brazil  2007    only    -       Feb     25       0:00   0       -
>  # adopted by the same states as before.
>  Rule   Brazil  2007    only    -       Oct     Sun>=8   0:00   1:00    S
>  # From Frederico A. C. Neves (2008-09-10):
> -# Acording to this decree
> +# According to this decree
>  # <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm">
>  # http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm
>  # </a>
> @@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco   -4:31:12 -      LMT     1914
>  # http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651
>  # </a>
>  #
> -# This is not yet reflected in the offical "cambio de hora" site, but
> +# This is not yet reflected in the official "cambio de hora" site, but
>  # probably will be soon:
>  # <a href="http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm">
>  # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
> diff --git a/tz-art.htm b/tz-art.htm
> index 046b6ee..4dc097a 100644
> --- a/tz-art.htm
> +++ b/tz-art.htm
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Supernaw.</td></tr>
>  <tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:3bftxzw0ldhe">AMG Rating</a></td><td>3.5 stars</td></tr>
>  <tr><td>ADO Rating</td><td>2.5 stars</td></tr>
>  <tr><td>Notes<td>Includes the song "Fire and Wood" with the lyric
> -"The clocks were turned back you remeber/Think it's still November."
> +"The clocks were turned back you remember/Think it's still November."
>  </td></tr>
>  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
>  <tr><td>Artist</td><td>Ken Nordine</td></tr>
> @@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ hilarity ensues.
>  <hr>
>  <ul>
>  <li>
> -"We're been using the five-cent nickle in this country since 1492.
> -Now that's pretty near 100 years, daylight savings [sic]."
> +"We've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492.
> +Now that's pretty near 100 years, daylight saving."
>  (Groucho Marx as Captain Spaulding in "Animal Crackers", 1930,
> -as noted by Will Fitzerald)
> +as noted by Will Fitzgerald)
>  </li>
>  <li>
>  Brady: "...[Bishop Usher] determined that the Lord began the Creation
> diff --git a/usno1995 b/usno1995
> index e39aa52..a5ee0ae 100644
> --- a/usno1995
> +++ b/usno1995
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Australia Lord Howe Island: +10.5 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia New South Wales: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Queensland: +10 hours
>  Australia Victoria: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> -Australia Australian Captial Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> +Australia Australian Capital Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia South: +9.5 hours (Local summer +10.5 hours)
>  Australia Tasmania: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Western: +8 hours
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Ecuador: -5 hours
>  Egypt: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  El Salvador: -6 hours
>  England: 0 hours (Local summer +1 hours)
> -Equitorial Guinea: +1 hours
> +Equatorial Guinea: +1 hours
>  Eritrea: +3 hours
>  Estonia: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  Ethiopia: +3 hours
> diff --git a/usno1997 b/usno1997
> index ac63df5..b90be86 100644
> --- a/usno1997
> +++ b/usno1997
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Australia Lord Howe Island: +10.5 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia New South Wales: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Queensland: +10 hours
>  Australia Victoria: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> -Australia Australian Captial Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> +Australia Australian Capital Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia South: +9.5 hours (Local summer +10.5 hours)
>  Australia Tasmania: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Western: +8 hours
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Ecuador: -5 hours
>  Egypt: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  El Salvador: -6 hours
>  England: 0 hours (Local summer +1 hours)
> -Equitorial Guinea: +1 hours
> +Equatorial Guinea: +1 hours
>  Eritrea: +3 hours
>  Estonia: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  Ethiopia: +3 hours
> diff --git a/usno1998 b/usno1998
> index 62264a1..d77d255 100644
> --- a/usno1998
> +++ b/usno1998
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Australia Lord Howe Island: +10.5 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia New South Wales: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Queensland: +10 hours
>  Australia Victoria: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> -Australia Australian Captial Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
> +Australia Australian Capital Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia South: +9.5 hours (Local summer +10.5 hours)
>  Australia Tasmania: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
>  Australia Western: +8 hours
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Ecuador: -5 hours
>  Egypt: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  El Salvador: -6 hours
>  England: 0 hours (Local summer +1 hours)
> -Equitorial Guinea: +1 hours
> +Equatorial Guinea: +1 hours
>  Eritrea: +3 hours
>  Estonia: +2 hours (Local summer +3 hours)
>  Ethiopia: +3 hours



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