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bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end
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Bastien |
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bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end |
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Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:41:40 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Drew and Štěpán,
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> Is "cf." really so much less common?
>
> I think it is, but I won't try to support that as a fact.
FWIW I think "cf." is pretty common. It also has the advantage
of being understood by non-english speaker.
>> Anyway, it is probably largely subjective, but unless you can bring up
>> many examples of potential further requests (I can't think of anything
>> else myself), just adding "cf." shouldn't hurt, should it?
>
> I never said that removing the bug of 2-spaces after
> "cf." would hurt or is a bad idea.
>
> In fact, I said, "Yes." It's a good idea.
I also think it is a good idea.
--
Bastien
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Štěpán Němec, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Drew Adams, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Štěpán Němec, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Drew Adams, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end,
Bastien <=
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Stefan Kangas, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Drew Adams, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Richard Stallman, 2020/02/25
- bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Drew Adams, 2020/02/26
bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end, Eli Zaretskii, 2020/02/28