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A guide on how to be a Programmer - originally published by Robert L Read
https://braydie.gitbooks.io/how-to-be-a-programmer/content/
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"inured" is not very accessible; "used" is clearer #93

Closed waldyrious closed 8 years ago

waldyrious commented 8 years ago

especially for non-native speakers. I believe the meaning is preserved appropriately with this change.

braydie commented 8 years ago

Hey @waldyrious, I agree 'inured' is a bit tricky (had to google it myself!), but I'm not sure that 'used' conveys the same meaning in this instance

waldyrious commented 8 years ago

I believe it preserves the original meaning well enough (though not exactly, true). Maybe someone can come up with a better alternative :)

ghost commented 8 years ago

"accustomed to" is a bit more accessible, "comfortable with" is a lot more accessible, but a tad far away from the meaning, "revels in" has a completely different meaning, but in context, has similar intent! (I don't know about how accessible "revels" is though)

waldyrious commented 8 years ago

@Socialery from the options you propose, It seems to me that "accustomed to" is the one that most closely matches the original intent. And it is an improvement (in terms of accessibility) over "inured to", so :+1: from me.

braydie commented 8 years ago

Yes, "accustomed to" gets a vote from me too

waldyrious commented 8 years ago

okay, updated the PR with the new proposed wording :)