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| From | Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle |
| Date | 2014-10-09 23:48 +0300 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <877g099dgb.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> (permalink) |
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Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com>: > It's very annoying to have some methods use "z" and others "s" in the > same package. "-ize" is standard everywhere in the English-speaking world. Americans insist on "analyze," "paralyze" and "catalyze" but paradoxically also on "lyse". > So since I'm currently working for a US company I have to consciously > remind myself to use their abominations ;) I will use American English instead of my native Finnish in my code so why wouldn't you use American English instead of your native variant of English? It'll also make you get a remote sense of the pain the French are feeling. If it's any consolation, even the Atlanta-based CNN makes their anchors speak standard Hollywoodese. Marko
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Toggle Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-08 20:11 -0400
Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-09 12:29 +1100
[OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-10-09 18:43 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-09 19:24 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 06:53 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-09 23:48 +0300
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-10 17:31 +0000
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-10 22:01 +0300
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-10 20:05 +0000
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2014-10-11 11:37 +0200
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-10-11 12:45 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-11 16:26 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-11 15:20 -0400
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-10-11 15:55 -0400
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-12 00:40 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> - 2014-10-18 09:06 +0200
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Simon Ward <simon+python@bleah.co.uk> - 2014-10-11 15:45 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle "Neil D. Cerutti" <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2014-10-10 10:46 -0400
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-10 18:45 +0100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-10-09 18:53 -0400
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-10 18:11 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-10 13:08 +0300
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 21:40 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-10 13:51 +0300
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 22:50 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-10 20:19 -0400
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-11 13:33 +0300
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-11 22:03 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 10:21 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-10 17:52 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 18:04 +1100
Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-10 18:38 +0100
Re: Toggle Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-09 02:25 +0100
Re:Toggle Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-10-08 21:24 -0400
Re: Toggle Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-10-09 12:42 +1100
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-08 19:34 -0700
Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-09 04:56 +0000
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-08 22:39 -0700
Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-09 16:55 +1100
Re: Toggle Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-10-09 09:51 +0200
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-09 05:42 -0700
Re: Toggle Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-10-09 16:57 -0400
Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-10 18:18 +1100
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 07:24 -0700
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-10 07:28 -0700
Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-11 01:36 +1100
Re: Toggle Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-09 10:07 -0600
Re: Toggle Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-09 09:33 -0700
Re: Toggle Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-10 18:15 +1100
Re: Toggle Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-09 04:02 +0100
Re: Toggle random832@fastmail.us - 2014-10-08 23:54 -0400
Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-09 14:57 +1100
Re: Toggle Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-10-09 17:57 +1300
Re: Toggle Travis Griggs <travisgriggs@gmail.com> - 2014-10-08 22:38 -0700
Re: Toggle alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-09 15:23 +0000
Re: Toggle Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-10-12 18:38 +0000
Re: Toggle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 05:43 +1100
Re: Toggle alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-13 08:09 +0000
Re: Toggle Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2014-10-10 13:44 +0200
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