On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 2:03:42 AM UTC-8, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com>: > > > I really dont understand what we are communicating (or not) about... > > > > Can you hear my accent? > > If we met at a Python conference, I would hear it and hopefully even > understand it. > > > But more to the point its still not clear (to me) whether you are objecting > > to > > - to Mark > > - to British accent > > - to British spellings in software > > - to anyone/anywhere international, using non-international format > > I'm objecting (mildly) to British spellings in source code and technical > documentation. > > I'm objecting (more strongly) to local English accents in settings > including but not limited to: > > - conference speeches with international audiences > > - group discussions with international participants > > - teleconferences with international participants > > In my experience, it is harder to understand most British English > accents than, say, a run-of-the-mill Chinese engineer trying to speak > English. It has to do with pronunciation, speed and eloquence (too much > of it with native speakers). > > > Marko
It's obvious that's what's needed here is a PEP requiring that the International Phonetic Alphabet be used for all Python identifiers and keywords. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
