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Title: Fix “allows to ” in documentation
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.6, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: docs@python, eric.smith, martin.panter, python-dev, r.david.murray, serhiy.storchaka
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2016-02-08 07:55 by martin.panter, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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Messages (6)
msg259827 - (view) Author: Martin Panter (martin.panter) * (Python committer) Date: 2016-02-08 07:55
This patch changes instances of “. . . allows to <verb>” to “. . . allows <verb>ing” or similar. I understand the original form is not correct English grammar, although the equivalent is apparently valid in some other languages. As a native English speaker it feels awkward to me, although the meaning is clear. This question & answer <https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/60271/grammatical-complements-for-allow> seem to back me up, but I thought I should get a quick review or second opinion before changing everything.
msg259829 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2016-02-08 08:59
I have read the patch, and it LGTM. At least it does exactly what is declared (and fixes some other minor errors). Thank you Martin.
msg259857 - (view) Author: Eric V. Smith (eric.smith) * (Python committer) Date: 2016-02-08 16:15
I agree that the "to xxx" changes look good. And the handful of other corrections look good, too.

I left a review comment with one typo I found.
msg259980 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2016-02-10 05:47
New changeset 818e91105418 by Martin Panter in branch '3.5':
Issue #26304: Change "allows to <verb>" to "allows <verb>ing" or similar
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/818e91105418

New changeset d01abc2d5197 by Martin Panter in branch 'default':
Issue #26304: Merge doc wording from 3.5
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/d01abc2d5197

New changeset 37f6f965023d by Martin Panter in branch 'default':
Issue #26304: Additional “allows to” fix specific to 3.6
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/37f6f965023d
msg259982 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2016-02-10 06:31
New changeset 4cfc19f667aa by Martin Panter in branch '2.7':
Issue #26304: Change "allows to <verb>" to "allows <verb>ing" or similar
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4cfc19f667aa
msg259983 - (view) Author: Martin Panter (martin.panter) * (Python committer) Date: 2016-02-10 06:37
Thanks for the reviews, and spotting my typo. I also sneaked in eight more changes (“allowing to”), to asyncio-eventloop.rst, ctypes.rst, whatsnew/3.3.rst, howto/pyporting.rst, Misc/NEWS, and Misc/HISTORY.
History
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