Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member.

Date	2011-08-14 18:01 -0400
From	Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org>
Subject	Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member.
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On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, rantingrick wrote:
> On Aug 14, 12:57 am, rantingrick<rantingr...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> 9. Never use the word "previously" or the phrase "in the past"; just
>> dumb it down with "used to".
> I had forgot to mention one other usage of "used to":
>
> WRONG: "I used to not like indention but know i am very used to it"
> RIGHT: "Previously i lamented forced indentation but i have since
> grown quite accustomed to it"
>
> Also the usage of "supposed to" is rather foolish.
>
> WRONG: "We are supposed to write clean code but i am not used to that"
> RIGHT: "We are required to write clean code however i am not accustom
> to that way of thinking.
>
> Gawd, sometimes i feel like i'm watching an episode of squidbillies
> when i read the this list.
>
>
>
Interesting that when you complain about other's grammatical typos, 
you're so careless with your own.

know -> now
i -> I
accustom -> accustomed
the this -> this

I'm inclined to ignore typos in emails except in the case where the 
intent is to abuse others.

DaveA

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Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-13 22:57 -0700
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 02:54 -0500
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Alister Ware <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2011-08-14 10:58 +0000
      Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 13:08 +0100
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-14 08:07 +0000
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2011-08-14 15:21 +0200
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 14:46 +0100
      Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. harrismh777 <harmar@member.fsf.org> - 2011-08-14 15:11 -0500
      Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-08-15 12:06 +0000
        Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-15 17:44 +0100
          Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-08-15 17:14 +0000
            Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-08-16 12:52 +1200
              Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-16 02:59 +0100
              Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-08-15 22:01 -0400
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-16 02:33 +0000
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Kevin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com> - 2011-08-14 11:23 -0400
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 10:21 -0700
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 18:38 +0100
      Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-15 10:56 +1000
        Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-15 04:28 +0000
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-08-14 14:50 -0500
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> - 2011-08-14 18:01 -0400
      Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 18:35 -0700
        Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Christophe Chong <christophechong@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 22:01 -0700
        Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-08-16 12:48 +1200
          Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-08-15 20:57 -0400
          Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-16 11:53 +1000
          Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 21:50 -0700
            Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 00:07 -0700
              Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 08:06 -0700
                RE: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2011-08-16 13:51 -0400
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 19:37 +0100
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 19:42 +0100
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-16 20:03 +0100
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 13:13 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. David Monaghan <monaghand.david@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 22:55 +0100
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:12 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-16 23:25 +0000
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:50 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-17 00:33 +0000
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-08-16 20:02 -0500
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Kaynor <ckaynor@zindagigames.com> - 2011-08-16 18:09 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 18:47 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. SigmundV <sigmundv@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 15:48 -0700
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. David Monaghan <monaghand.david@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 00:43 +0100
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-17 11:14 +1000
                Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@butterfly.uk.com> - 2011-08-16 19:37 +0100
    Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 23:57 +0100
  Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 18:40 -0700

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