Ubuntu
language-pack-gnome-en-base package

"Scots Gaelic" should be "Scottish Gaelic"

Bug #55709 reported by Alan Rae
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language-pack-gnome-en-base (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Scots Gaelic is not the correct term for the language because Scots also exists. It should be renamed "Scottish Gaelic" to differentiate from Scots. Gaelic is a Celtic language and Scots is a Germanic language: they are completely different.

Acceptable names would be "Scottish Gaelic" or "Gàidhlig" which is sometimes used. "Scottish Gaelic" would be preferred.

Thanks

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Dave Morley (davmor2) wrote :

Thanks for your comment. The changes you are requesting require more
discussion and should rather be done on an appropriate mailing list or
forum.

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/forums/ might be a good start.

davmor2 (davmor2-gmail-merged)
Changed in language-pack-gnome-en-base:
assignee: nobody → davmor2-gmail
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
Revision history for this message
Alan Rae (ailean) wrote :

As indicated in ISO 639 standard[1], the English name for the Gaelic of Scotland is "Scottish Gaelic" and not "Scots Gaelic". Although it is used, Scots Gaelic is the wrong term and what's more, is confusing. The Wikipedia article on Scottish Gaelic [2] agrees with this. It does not need discussion: it has already been discussed by the International Organisation for Standardisation. Please just use the ISO standard.

[1] http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/English_list.php
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Gaelic (you'll be redirected to "Scottish Gaelic"

Changed in language-pack-gnome-en-base:
assignee: davmor2-gmail → nobody
status: Rejected → Unconfirmed
Jen Ockwell (rj-ockwell)
Changed in language-pack-gnome-en-base:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in language-pack-gnome-en-base (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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