On 16 February 2011 00:52, Mark Harig <idirect...@aim.com> 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