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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: rphodges@gmail.com, 67185@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#67185: Small bug in the Introduction to Elisp manual
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:19:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <837cmgq23e.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1r3py1-0000OG-3T@fencepost.gnu.org> (message from Richard Stallman on Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:56:29 -0500)

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org, 67185@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:56:29 -0500
> 
> We should use logical terms such as "converse" only in the strictly correct
> logical sense.  "Converse" is not correct here.
> 
> "Inverse" also has a specific mathematical meaning, which doesn't fit
> here.
> 
> What should se use here?  I think "opposite" is the best word.

That manual uses "converse" and "conversely" about half a dozen times:
are all of them incorrect, and actually mean "opposite" or maybe "by
contrast"?

> > >  >  "The ‘kill-region’ function definition also has an ‘unless’ macro; it
> > >  >  is the opposite of ‘when’.
> 
> If people are asking me to review more of the text, would someone please
> send me the entire passage I whoudl review?

The passage was in the original message.  I reproduce its Texinfo
source below:

  The @code{kill-region} function definition also has an @code{unless}
  macro; it is the converse of @code{when}.  The @code{unless} macro is
  an @code{if} without a then clause





  reply	other threads:[~2023-11-17  7:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-11-14 23:14 bug#67185: Small bug in the Introduction to Elisp manual Ryan Hodges
2023-11-15 12:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]   ` <CABPno9+==Vp-x851SLp6m7E8-e2kr7DAxkzaYC2HF7VjAk2QjQ@mail.gmail.com>
2023-11-15 19:32     ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-11-15 20:18       ` Ryan Hodges
2023-11-17  3:56         ` Richard Stallman
2023-11-17  7:19           ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-11-17 13:22             ` Ryan Hodges
2023-11-19  3:40             ` Richard Stallman
2023-11-19 10:16               ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-11-19 19:01                 ` Ryan Hodges
2023-11-21  2:42                   ` Richard Stallman

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