#29233: Proposing to change the spelling of "how-to's" -------------------------------+-------------------------------------- Reporter: marton bognar | Owner: nobody Type: Uncategorized | Status: new Component: Documentation | Version: 2.0 Severity: Normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0 Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0 Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 1 -------------------------------+-------------------------------------- Description changed by marton bognar:
Old description: > In English grammar apostrophes should not be used to make regular nouns > plural [https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp (Rule 2b.)]. > In the current documentation (at least in some places, including the > default screen for new Django installations) the word is written as "how- > to's" instead of the form "how-tos". One could argue whether "how-to" is > a regular noun, but I think in this case more confusion can stem from the > first form than the second. > > I will gladly create a PR for this issue if you agree with me, but I'm > not sure whether the locale message id (msgid "Topics, references, & > how-to's") should be changed as well or preserved in the current form for > possible legacy reasons. New description: In English grammar apostrophes should not be used to make regular nouns plural [https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp (Rule 2b.)]. In the current documentation (at least in some places, including the default screen for new Django installations) the word is written as "how- to's" instead of the form "how-tos". One could argue whether "how-to" is a regular noun, but I think in this case more confusion can stem from the usage of the first form than the second. I will gladly create a PR for this issue if you agree with me, but I'm not sure whether the locale message id (msgid "Topics, references, & how- to's") should be changed as well or preserved in the current form for possible legacy reasons. -- -- Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/29233#comment:1> Django <https://code.djangoproject.com/> The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-updates+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to django-updates@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-updates/070.1fb9b8fd98d7031acf20536727058a54%40djangoproject.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.