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Re: Typos in the manual
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Neil Jerram |
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Re: Typos in the manual |
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Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:37:56 +0000 |
On 16 February 2011 00:52, Mark Harig <address@hidden> wrote:
> "take a detour" implies that there is an obstacle that is preventing
> the author from what would otherwise be the desirable route.
No, not really. For example, the Michelin travel guides have been
using the phrase "worth a detour" for many years.
> Also, this is confusing to me because the section is titled "Extending
> the Compiler," which implies (to me) that it will describe how to
> extend the compiler, but instead it is a description of areas of the
> Guile compiler that need improvement and extending. It might have
> been better titled "Helping Improve and Extend the Compiler." It
> might also be more appropriate to move this section to an appendix
> because it does not provide instructions.
I think it works fine to have this little piece of encouragement here.
Moving it elsewhere would dissociate it from its subject (i.e., what
the encouragement is about).
Neil
- Typos in the manual, Ralf Wildenhues, 2011/02/08
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/12
- Re: Typos in the manual, Ralf Wildenhues, 2011/02/13
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/13
- Re: Typos in the manual, Marijn, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
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Neil Jerram <=
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/15
Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Ralf Wildenhues, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
- Re: Typos in the manual, Francis Southern, 2011/02/16
- Re: Typos in the manual, Neil Jerram, 2011/02/16
Re: Typos in the manual, Mark Harig, 2011/02/15
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