[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Common ACELP code & G.729 [2/7] - pitch lag decoding

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 07:04:39PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 05:31:48PM +0100, Robert Swain wrote:
> > 2008/6/18 Reimar D?ffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger at stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>:
> > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:21:19AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 03:45:43AM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > >> > ask diego, he is the master of english consistency.
> > >> > Iam not a native english speaker and do not really know the difference
> > >> > (if there is any) between lag and delay.
> > >>
> > >> TTBOMK both are synonyms.
> > >
> > > While I can't pinpoint the difference (and have no clue what TTBOMK is
> > > supposed to mean) I don't think they are always substitutable. I can't
> > > imagine someone saying "The train is 5 minutes lagged".
> > 
> > On topic:
> > The word 'lag' could be used in that context but the grammar would
> > have to be slightly different for me to feel comfortable with it being
> > everyday usage. "The train is 5 minutes delayed" sounds a little
> > clumsy to my English ears. I would rather hear "The train has been
> > delayed by 5 minutes". The 'lag' alternative might be "The train is
> > lagging 5 minutes behind schedule." But 'lagging behind' is a common
> > phrase using 'lag' so I'm biased by that.
> > 
> > Considering 'lag' versus 'delay', I think I have consistently used
> > 'lag' in my AMR code I think, mainly because it's shorter. :)
> 
> Repent ye bloody sinner!  Thy code showest the innermost part of thy
> heart, lagging as it is behind the times!  Now delay ye no longer with
> updating it as thy Lord commands ye!

I didnt know robert was worshiping the spirit who denies everything always.
And reconsidering the whole, if they are equivalent, the shorter has
some undenyable advantage.
Dont ye agree?

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