#29233: Proposing to change the spelling of "how-to's"
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Reporter: marton bognar | Owner: nobody
Type: Uncategorized | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: 2.0
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 | Easy pickings: 1
UI/UX: 1 |
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In English grammar apostrophes should not be used to make regular nouns
plural [https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp (Rule 2b.)].
In the current documentation (at least in some places, including the
default screen for new Django installations) the word is written as "how-
to's" instead of the form "how-tos". One could argue whether "how-to" is a
regular noun, but I think in this case more confusion can stem from the
first form than the second.
I will gladly create a PR for this issue if you agree with me, but I'm not
sure whether the locale message id (msgid "Topics, references, & how-
to's") should be changed as well or preserved in the current form for
possible legacy reasons.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/29233>
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