daniel:// stenberg://Mar 2
a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
Show threaddaniel:// stenberg://Mar 3
and now I'm about to drop all uses of "just"... https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20793
docs: stop using the word 'just' by bagder · Pull Request #20793 · curl/curl

It is almost never a good word and almost always a filler that should be avoided.

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Show threadfelipe
@bagder let’s do “simply” next? https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20822
Mar 5 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadgloriouscowMar 6

@felipe @bagder

can i open a PR for 'quite'? :D

Show threadpallasMar 6
@gloriouscow @felipe @bagder You cannot simply just remove literally all filler words, like quite.
What will be left? Short precise documentation?
Show threadgloriouscowMar 6

@felipe @bagder

I've always wanted to contribute to such an important project.

https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20841

Show threadMatthias AuswögerMar 6
@felipe @bagder There was a time when curl was much more simple.... 😂
Show threadHTeuMeuLeuMar 6
@felipe @bagder Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) had a whole list back in the days: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/
Words To Avoid in Educational Writing | CSS-Tricks

I'm no English major, but as a writer and consumer of loads of educational (mostly tech) writing, I've come to notice a number of words and phrases that come

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Show threadWinni NeessenMar 6
@felipe
Show threadBilly O'NealMar 6
@felipe @bagder Exception: Simply lovely