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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Nathan Haines wrote on 30/07/14 14:06:
> 
> On 07/30/2014 05:38 AM, Alejandro J. Cura wrote:
>> 
>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 2:29 AM, Selene Scriven
>>> 
>>> - "Departments" is an awkward way to say "Categories" in the 
>>> app scope.
>> 
>> Perhaps this is a case of British vs. American usage? I've seen 
>> "Department" in every design, and even reading the dictionary 
>> definition of "department" it still makes sense to this
>> non-native: "a section of a retail store selling a particular
>> class or kind of goods, ie, the sportswear department."
> 
> Just as a usage note, this is perfectly identical in American 
> English. But the Ubuntu desktop already uses the term 'category'
> and "department" feels much more suited to a physical store. 
> (Specifically a department store.)
> 
> ...

Ubuntu Software Center used to have "Departments". We switched to
"Categories" in 4.0, because that made more sense given the existence
of subcategories.

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mpt

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