On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:31:35 +0100 "K Viltersten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been recommended reading of: > http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ > and in there i saw two things that i > need to get elaborated. > > > 1. When writing English, Strunk and > White apply. > > Where can i download it? Am i actually > expected to read the whole book? How > many people actually do aply it?
"The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. The original, revised edition was published in 1935. The third edition is copyright 1979 and published by MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., NY, NY. There may be a later version with an ISBN but this one doesn't have one. It's a very small book, 4-1/2" by 7", 81 pages. If you are writing English it is worth browsing from time to time. > 2. You should use two spaces after a > sentence-ending period. > > For heavens sake, why? I've always been > obstructed by the double blanks but > tolerated them. Now, that i read that > it actually is a recommendation, i need > to ask about the purpose. Like many things of this nature, the purpose is to follow the rules of correct English usage. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Democracy is three wolves http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on +1 416 425 1212 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
