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Title: Grammar mistake in Decimal documentation
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: docs@python, python-dev, terry.reedy, zacherates
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2012-01-07 19:09 by zacherates, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg150813 - (view) Author: Aaron Maenpaa (zacherates) Date: 2012-01-07 19:09
In the sentance: "In contrast, numbers like 1.1 and 2.2 do not have an exact representations in binary floating point." there is a mismatch in number between "an" and "representations". I suggest removing "an" to make the whole thing plural.

A patch is attached.
msg151224 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2012-01-14 04:48
New changeset 1e65183337ff by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '2.7':
closes #13730
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1e65183337ff

New changeset bac18092c1dc by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '3.2':
#13730 grammar fix
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bac18092c1dc

New changeset e6b0d9d209f2 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch 'default':
Merge with 3.2 #13730 grammar fix
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e6b0d9d209f2
msg151225 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-01-14 04:50
Thanks for the report.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:25adminsetgithub: 57939
2012-01-14 04:50:07terry.reedysetnosy: + terry.reedy

messages: + msg151225
versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.2
2012-01-14 04:48:27python-devsetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg151224

resolution: fixed
stage: resolved
2012-01-07 19:09:29zacheratescreate