English version for Mémento Python 3 (draft, readers needed)

Andrew Berg bahamutzero8825 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 6 15:08:54 EDT 2012


On 6/6/2012 1:45 PM, MRAB wrote:
> On 06/06/2012 18:23, Jugurtha Hadjar wrote:
> [snip]
>> "range returns a « generator », convert it to list to see.." -->
>> "converts" instead of "convert".
>>
> No, "convert" is correct here; it's the imperative, i.e. "convert it to
> a list if you want to see...".
> 
>> "frequently used in for iterative loops" -->  .. I think it should be
>> "frequently used in "for" iterative loops" .. It is confusing if there
>> are no quotes, because "for" is a meaningful english word.. So
>> specifying you are talking about the reserved word would be nice.
>>
>> "storage of data on disk, and read back" -->  maybe something like
>> "storing data on disk, and reading it back".
>>
>> "memorisation" -->  "memorization" (most used spelling).
>>
>> "initialisation" -->  "initialization"
>>
> Some use "s", others use "z". As long as it's consistent, I wouldn't 
> worry too
> much about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences
American English is more common, but either is acceptable as long as
it's consistent.

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