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Re: [bug #34752] compiling with clang gives warnings about unsupported o
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Richard Frith-Macdonald |
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Re: [bug #34752] compiling with clang gives warnings about unsupported options |
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Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:19:46 +0000 |
On 28 Feb 2013, at 10:08, Jean-Charles BERTIN wrote:
> What is the best way of correcting this: write plain good english or add
> a martian style comment? You decide.
Stylistically, the best english output here is to use the contraction. In
english, contractions should be used except where there is specific reason not
to.
ie, "it's" is to be preferred over "it is", since the latter is read as
emphasising "is". This unusual emphasis breaks the flow of reading as it
prompts the reader to look for the reason for the emphasis; which is good if
there is a reason, but poor if there isn't.
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