> > There is a word "time" and there is another word "times"; they don't
> > mean the same thing, that's all.
> Only a native speaker can say that :-) Honestly, it's very easy to
> intermix them during fast typing. I don't say that the difference
> between those two words is problematic, just that it unnecessarily
> increases the probability of a typo.
I respectfully disagree. I've never mistyped either word in a LilyPond
file. Typing "/" for "\", yes, I've done that; does that mean that I
should be asking for the elimination of the "\" symbol? And how many
times have I seen the query ". . . Score.RehersalMark . . . doesn't work."
Should we change that to "R-mark" to avoid typos? Apostrophes ("'") are a
problem too: it's hard to see them when you're looking for errors; let's
replace them with something clear like "*".
> Hehe. :-)
That's "heehee" on this side of the pond. Be glad it's not a LilyPond
keyword. (Although I have frequently felt the need for a
\hoho "What the &[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
construct when I'm trying to position markup.)
-- Tom
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On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
>
> > > I think changing \times to \tuplet is a great idea for the reason
> > > that started the thread: \times is too close to \time.
> >
> > That I really don't get. LilyPond is written in *English*.
>
> US English or British English? This makes a difference...
>
> > There is a word "time" and there is another word "times"; they don't
> > mean the same thing, that's all.
>
> Only a native speaker can say that :-) Honestly, it's very easy to
> intermix them during fast typing. I don't say that the difference
> between those two words is problematic, just that it unnecessarily
> increases the probability of a typo.
>
> > To write LilyPond code, we have to distinguish between
> > \override & \set,
> > Script & TextScript,
> > \addlyrics & \lyricsto,
> > (not to mention foo & bar).
>
> you are missing the point here.
>
> > People who speak a Romance language have to learn the difference
> > between
> >
> > \clef & \key.
>
> Hehe. :-)
>
> > Hmmm. Well then, I'm confused about \with-color, \center-align, and
> > \lyricmode (I've never seen a "lyric"). Could we please get these
> > changed to \with-colour, \centre-align, and \lyricsmode?
>
> Regarding \lyricsmode I agree. The other two, well, could be handled
> easily with aliases.
>
>
> Werner
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