Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.021 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.04; 'remind': 0.05; 'modifying': 0.07; 'spelling': 0.09; '"s"': 0.16; '>>': 0.16; ':-).': 0.16; 'apis.': 0.16; 'consciously': 0.16; 'loops': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'subject:] ': 0.20; 'programming': 0.22; 'package.': 0.24; 'stick': 0.24; 'software.': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; '>': 0.26; 'right.': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tim': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'too.': 0.31; 'usually': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'style': 0.33; 'to:name:python-list': 0.33; "can't": 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'skip:& 10': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; '(from': 0.39; 'bad': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'company': 0.60; 'subject: / ': 0.60; 'myself': 0.63; 'programme': 0.65; 'smith': 0.68; 'apart': 0.72; 'colour': 0.84; 'horrible': 0.84; 'subject:color': 0.84; 'british': 0.87 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=nTSV2N92br34o1JqgTZNX5a3+LIfaSJxhWbxfKkjSC8=; b=xHdJ31YiYG5RqrNM9ujtpU2fE9xqN0ASG7RAqaJqCNrrB/gAtNp6xcc8rJZIZHcXXe FX/hAtpfX2xEaX3Rh2rfQtA5o80XgtyGCyuKnRO8l9gZpAPO5HEHzc0GNcde3BVE+YL9 rC8MN7dvj1D7oBvV06u5bfm2y8Ov9WYJxRIFCacCTYeV/CRqOgTjXmQHnBmm1rkRGfkj c+QDrqBc+mYrlc9JlZDbfd7aSworzccKeniCnJJ1Qg4bI4bo8xbnOB9JWfIk+kbJzFGw dwXrQxWvh9CrpaF0hiUYiSZ1JpbmjnITymclNHJEAmsQ59x+BP3RGjM4rEPhk/Cjbspt gjSA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.104.7 with SMTP id ga7mr313610wib.36.1412884423239; Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:53:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5436d2f0$0$48145$862e30e2@ngroups.net> References: <5435e4e6$0$12982$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <5436d2f0$0$48145$862e30e2@ngroups.net> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:53:43 +1100 Subject: Re: [OT] spelling colour / color was Re: Toggle From: Tim Delaney To: Python-List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0442718627effc050502ca9c X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 63 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1412884430 news.xs4all.nl 2959 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33919 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:78909 --f46d0442718627effc050502ca9c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 10 October 2014 05:24, duncan smith wrote: > On 09/10/14 18:43, mm0fmf wrote: > > On 09/10/2014 02:29, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> Apart from the horrible spelling of colour :-) > > > > I've always spelt colour as "color" when programming and as "colour" > > when writing language including documentation about software. > > > > colour in a programme doesn't seem right. > > > > Even in British English that is usually spelt 'program' (from the US > spelling, of course). Let's not cave in on 'colour' too. It's bad enough > that we can't use 'whilst' loops :-). > That would be a theatre programme vs a computer program. I try to stick with the current spelling style when modifying existing code - esp. for APIs. It's very annoying to have some methods use "z" and others "s" in the same package. So since I'm currently working for a US company I have to consciously remind myself to use their abominations ;) Tim Delaney --f46d0442718627effc050502ca9c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On 1= 0 October 2014 05:24, duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid><= /span> wrote:
On 09/10/14 18:43, mm0fmf w= rote:
> On 09/10/2014 02:29, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> Apart from the horrible spelling of colour :-)
>
> I've always spelt colour as "color" when programming and= as "colour"
> when writing language including documentation about software.
>
> colour in a programme doesn't seem right.
>

Even in British English that is usually spelt 'program' (from the U= S
spelling, of course). Let's not cave in on 'colour' too. It'= ;s bad enough
that we can't use 'whilst' loops :-).

=
That would be a theatre programme vs a computer program.

I try to stick with the current spelling style when modif= ying existing code - esp. for APIs. It's very annoying to have some met= hods use "z" and others "s" in the same package. So sin= ce I'm currently working for a US company I have to consciously remind = myself to use their abominations ;)

Tim Delaney=C2= =A0
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