Hey! Andy Wingo <wi...@pobox.com> writes:
> On Tue 13 Jan 2009 23:45, l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> s/toplevel/top-level/ > > Ooh, this one is painful -- I feel like if it changes in the docs it > should change in the code too. Do you really think this is the right > thing? top-level-ref ? <ghil-top-level-env> ? Code and documentation are two different things IMO. You could write "top-level" in English text and use "toplevel" in identifiers if you find it more appropriate. >> s/e.g./e.g.,/ > > To me, s/e.g./for example/ is an idempotent transformation. So if the > clause after "e.g." is short, no comma necessary. Otherwise you need a > comma for breath. But maybe it is a snooty style. I dunno, I thought the comma was sort of compulsory. A quick googling reveals that opinions diverge, but that the comma after "e.g." is often used in American English. Thanks, Ludo'.
