Chris Angelico wrote: > When talking about indistinguishable objects, is it correct to talk > about "the <x>" or "an <x>"? > > Example: > > def f(s): > """Frob a thing. > > If s is an empty string, frobs all the things. > OR > If s is the empty string, frobs all the things. > """
Slightly OT: While I would write "an empty string" but happily accept "the empty string" I stumbled upon "all *the* things". Shouldn't it be "all things"? Real question as I'm not a native speaker. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
