Re: [PATCHv2] v4l: Add M420 format definition

[Andy Walls <awalls@md.metrocast.net>]

On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 16:43 +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Guennadi,
> 
> On Friday 13 May 2011 14:01:32 Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > Couldn't spot any problems with the patch except:
> > 
> > On Fri, 13 May 2011, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > From: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> > > 
> > > M420 is an hybrid YUV 4:2:2 packet/planar format. Two Y lines are
> > 
> > Didn't you mean "4:2:0"?
> 
> Yep. I'll fix that. Thanks for the review.
> 
> > And if I wanted to nit-pick, I think, it should be "a hybrid," I'm not a
> > native-speaker though;)

Yes, "a hybrid" is the correct form.

<digression>
The use of "a" or "an" is a speech rule; not a spelling rule.  If the
word begins with a consonant sound, "a" is used; if the word begins with
a vowel sound, "-n" is appended, so "an" is used.

The initial sounds of English words that begin with "h", "u", and "y"
can't be determined by the inital letter alone.  One has to know how to
pronounce the word to choose the correct form:

	a hint
	a unit
	a yard

	an hour
	an umbrella
	an yttrium atom

The rule for appending "-n" to "a" before a vowel sound allows faster
speech.  Without the "-n" before a vowel sound, an English speaker is
going to pronounce the "a" either as a dipthong or with a trailing
glottal stop.  Either will slow down speech ever so slightly.
</digression>

Regards,
Andy

> I'll fix that too :-)
>