> 
> On 1/13/22 06:14, stephane ducasse wrote:
>>> On 12 Jan 2022, at 02:03, Jimmie Houchin <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am going to be working my way through some Pharo docs.
>>> 
>>> As I read the books I sometimes see some English that can be improved.
>> Yes I noticed it too but I’m running too fast and my english is not my 
>> native language so
>> it is not good.
> 
> Your English is just fine. Probably better than half of Americans. :)
> But there are probably things that are definitely more noticeable to native 
> English speakers.
> 
> 
> But it is easy to make mistakes and hard to see your own mistakes. I 
> regularly create documents and then let the stakeholders review for any 
> mistakes. Frequently the stakeholders will sign off on it. Then days later 
> come back with corrections. Proofreading is hard.

Yes now I was reading french documents for a native english with really good 
french and I often ended rewriting a lot of details. 

>>> What is the proper procedure for doing so?
>>> 
>>> Any pointers to documents to help with this greatly appreciated.
>> Oh this is easy just send small PRs and I will read and integrate them.
>> Thanks in advance because this is important to get better documentation.
> 
> I have been a lazy Pharo user for a long time. I always found the Pharo 
> environment productive and easy to use and never pursued properly learning to 
> be a good Pharo user. I want to remedy that and work my way through several 
> of the books.

go go go go! Learning is fun.
BTW you should rerun your benches with the new VM since it has some plugins 
that were missing. 

> I figure that is a good time to contribute like this.

Oh yes!

> 
> I will keep them coming as I work my way through the books.
> 
> Good to be a contributing citizen. :)

And you can really have an impact and feel good about it.
Did you read Pharo with Style?
I would like to extend it. 
I should review again the Smalltalk with Style book (it is really nice).

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