[issue3364] An ortographical typo in Zen of Python text

[Chester]

Chester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment:

You're a strange man, Mr. Peters, a strange man...

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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> Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment:
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> I'm afraid you missed the joke ;-)  While you believe spaces are
> required on both sides of an em dash, there is no consensus on this
> point.  For example, most (but not all) American authorities say /no/
> spaces should be used.  That's the joke.  In writing a line about "only
> one way to do it", I used a device (em dash) for which at least two ways
> to do it (with spaces, without spaces) are commonly used, neither of
> which is obvious -- and deliberately picked a third way just to rub it in.
>
> This will never change ;-)
>
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> nosy: +tim_one
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<div dir="ltr">You&#39;re a strange man, Mr. Peters, a strange 
man...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Tim 
Peters &lt;<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; 
wrote:<br>
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204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
Tim Peters &lt;<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; 
added the comment:<br>
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I&#39;m afraid you missed the joke ;-) &nbsp;While you believe spaces are<br>
required on both sides of an em dash, there is no consensus on this<br>
point. &nbsp;For example, most (but not all) American authorities say /no/<br>
spaces should be used. &nbsp;That&#39;s the joke. &nbsp;In writing a line about 
&quot;only<br>
one way to do it&quot;, I used a device (em dash) for which at least two 
ways<br>
to do it (with spaces, without spaces) are commonly used, neither of<br>
which is obvious -- and deliberately picked a third way just to rub it in.<br>
<br>
This will never change ;-)<br>
<br>
----------<br>
nosy: +tim_one<br>
<br>
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