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Re: [RFC] Backend vs. back-end (was: 2 'echo' bash instructions produce
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Alain . Cochard |
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Re: [RFC] Backend vs. back-end (was: 2 'echo' bash instructions produce a table) |
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Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:54:27 +0100 |
Ihor Radchenko writes on Mon 20 Feb 2023 10:07:
> I looked further, and the situation is not as simple.
> https://grammarhow.com/backend-back-end-or-back-end/, for example,
> claims that only "back-end" is grammatically correct.
>
> I am now thinking to do the following:
> 1. Use "backend" in the code symbols
> 2. Use "back-end" in docstrings and the manual.
>
> Would it make sense?
It is not clear to me why it would be a problem to use 'backend' in
code symbols as well, but the only important thing for me as a user is
that the terminology be consistent throughout the documentation. So
yes, it makes sense.
The link you provide is very convincing. Will it still hold in 5 or
10 year from now? (see end of
https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html)
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