Can we change `Usage Patterns` to `Patterns of Use` throughout?

[TallTed]

I know, there are lots of hrefs and [=...=] to change as well as the visible text. And probably some number of other documents that we cannot change (now, if not ever), but which can be supported by secondary <a id=""> elements. (I think there are some special ReSpec things related to this, but cannot immediately recall the syntax.)

Motivation is that use is generally preferred over the almost perfectly synonymous usage, largely because it substantially lowers the reading level.

[davidlehn]

Potentially relevant, or maybe not: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=usage+patterns%2Cusage+pattern%2Cpatterns+of+use%2Cpattern+of+use&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&case_insensitive=true&corpus=en&smoothing=3

Didn't occur to me to even question "usage pattern[s]".

[longpd]

+1 for this simple change

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2024-08-28

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#### 3.3. Can we change `Usage Patterns` to `Patterns of Use` throughout? (issue vc-data-model#1555) _See github issue [vc-data-model#1555](https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1555)._ **Brent Zundel:** question - can we change 'Usage Patterns' to 'Patterns of Use' throughout the spec? > *Ted Thibodeau Jr.:* See [usage pattern ngram](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=usage+patterns%2Cusage+pattern%2Cpatterns+of+use%2Cpattern+of+use%2Cusage%2Cuse&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&case_insensitive=true&corpus=en&smoothing=3). **Ted Thibodeau Jr.:** pretty simple and straightforward, 'use' is preferred over 'usage', it's one of those words that seems more sophisticated, but is not, leads to more confusion. > *Ted Thibodeau Jr.:* See [another usage pattern ngram](https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=usage+patterns%2Cusage+pattern%2Cpatterns+of+use%2Cpattern+of+use%2Cusage&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&case_insensitive=true&corpus=en&smoothing=3). **Brent Zundel:** folks, if you think this is a good idea or not, let us know. > *Manu Sporny:* +1 to making the change, it'll be easy. **Brent Zundel:** we also need someone to volunteer to do the work. **Manu Sporny:** I'll do it, should be an easy change. **Brent Zundel:** we also have 1 PR.

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2024-09-04

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#### 3.1. Can we change `Usage Patterns` to `Patterns of Use` throughout? (issue vc-data-model#1555) _See github issue [vc-data-model#1555](https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1555)._ **Brent Zundel:** we will look at 1555. … a question from TallTed. … can we say "patterns of use" instead of "usage patterns". **Manu Sporny:** I said last time I would. I just haven't gotten to it yet. **Brent Zundel:** thank you all for the conversation and bigbluehat for scribing today. … see you on the special topic call at 5pm ET and 2pm ET tomorrow. > *Ivan Herman:* rssagent, draft minutes. > *Geunhyung Kim:* quit. ---

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2024-09-11

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#### 3.7. Can we change `Usage Patterns` to `Patterns of Use` throughout? (issue vc-data-model#1555) _See github issue [vc-data-model#1555](https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/1555)._ **Brent Zundel:** next is 1555, last time we talked nobody objected to change "usage patterns" to "patterns of use". … waiting for that PR. > *Manu Sporny:* yes, I will do that PR :). > *Manu Sporny:* (or anyone else can too! ) :). **Manu Sporny:** last week was controller document focused, this weekend hopefully can get back to VCDM queue. **Brent Zundel:** editorial change, straightforward, anyone can take this PR. **Will Abramson:** I can take that one.

[msporny]

PR #1561 has been raised to address this issue. This issue will be closed once PR #1561 has been merged.

[msporny]

PR #1561 and PR #1569 have been merged, closing.