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Subject:	Re: scrambled documentation for _dosmemput*, please fix
Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:42:54 -0400
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:40:35 -0400, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

>> 'nonpositive' when you can no longer stand negativity,
>
> nonpositive is not the same as negative, though.
>

That depends on context which is not defined.

E.g., some situations have both +0 and -0, while others
have signless 0, while others have only +0.  The meaning
of "nonpositive" is different for each.  I.e., it'd
be much clearer if "zero or negative" or "negative but
not zero" was used, etc.

> I don't recall that ever being a goal.  A complete and useful
> document, sure, but that's all.

Well, it can be even more complete and useful when misspellings
are fixed.

>> I didn't list all the made up, abbreviated names like
>> 'qelem' (queue element) and 'numelem' (number of elements)
>> that would only make sense to a native speaker of English
>> given the appropriate context.
>
> Those aren't English those are variable names.

True and true.  I don't see how that has any bearing.


Rod Pemberton

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