[Python-ideas] Re: Amend PEP-8 to require clear, understandable comments instead of Strunk & White Standard English comments

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 6:40 AM Stephen J. Turnbull < turnbull.stephen.fw@u.tsukuba.ac.jp> wrote:

Keara Berlin writes:

I wouldn't object to

When writing English, write clearly and understandably. Consider your audience -- many readers of your comments in Python sources will be non-native speakers. "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White provides a set of guidelines some consider useful in writing clearly and understandably.

Me neither, I think we can add some meaning to what "Strunk & White" means in the PEP without removing the reference.