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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2025-12-27 09:29:01 +0200 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2025-12-27 09:29:01 +0200 |
| commit | 67fdbefce9dcafdf1b6f323e349c056552247286 (patch) | |
| tree | e4801712639e3a7edce93d6dff2a8de8e0c696a2 /CONTRIBUTE | |
| parent | 9affabf6dbe46444a400c4687b721235dd7c5e1e (diff) | |
; * CONTRIBUTE: More about preference of US English.
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| -rw-r--r-- | CONTRIBUTE | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index 9bbadb0135d..2fb9beda806 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ command to index them; for instance, use @vindex for variables and https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/html_node/Predefined-Indices.html or run the shell command 'info "(texinfo)Predefined Indices"'. -We prefer American English in doc strings, manuals, messages, and identifiers. -That includes both spelling (e.g., "behavior", not "behaviour") and -the convention of leaving 2 spaces between sentences. +We prefer American English in doc strings, manuals, NEWS entries, text +of messages, and identifier names. That includes both spelling (e.g., +"behavior", not "behaviour") and the convention of leaving 2 spaces +between sentences. For more specific tips on Emacs's doc style, see https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Documentation-Tips.html |