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bug#38108: doc: Fix typos -- parenthesis dot
From: |
Julien Lepiller |
Subject: |
bug#38108: doc: Fix typos -- parenthesis dot |
Date: |
Mon, 25 May 2020 15:23:35 +0200 |
Le Mon, 25 May 2020 11:43:57 +0200,
zimoun <address@hidden> a écrit :
> Hi Leo,
>
> On Fri, 22 May 2020 at 20:33, Leo Famulari <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > It's standard in American English to end the sentence outside of the
> > parentheses (like this). Maybe "Continental English" is different, I
> > don't know :)
>
> It is not different. :-)
>
> The rule is:
>
> This is an example (and here some words).
>
> or
>
> This is an example. (This is a full sentence.) The words still
> fly.
>
> However, some English teachers in France say that the rule is:
>
> This is an example (and here some words.)
>
> which is wrong -- at least -- in US and UK English, as you confirm
> for US. :-)
>
>
> The patch fixes the issue and now the manual is compliant with the
> standard. Feel free to push it. ;-)
>
> All the best,
> simon
Pushed as ba2104aaa378bda6075a2093a4fc4851505aa789, thank you!