Re: [PATCH v2] doc/org-manual.org (Summary): Clarify the Org markup is human-readable

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Matt <matt@excalamus.com> writes:

>  > As a non-native speaker, I have some difficulties understanding
>  > "legible" meaning in this context. 
>
> How does it come across to you?

Mostly a confusion between "legible" and "eligible" (I know they have
completely different meanings).

Also, "legible" is not used as frequently as simple "readable", for
example. See "Trends" data in
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/legible vs.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/readable

So, there are chances that non-native speakers are simply not familiar
with the meaning of "legible", making it more likely to confuse with
similarly-looking "eligible".

> What do you mean by "human-readable"?

This\_

> Readability also means that what's written can be inferred without referencing other sources.  It's readable like "apparent, easily understood".  I think this is probably what you're thinking of.

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