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The "Python Machine Learning (1st edition)" book code repository and info resource
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Missing word (have) and typos #46

Closed Naereen closed 7 years ago

rasbt commented 7 years ago

Thanks for the typo fixes! Btw. I noticed that you also changed "don't" -> "do not" and "let's -> "let us." Funny enough, I used "let us" and "do not" etc. all the time in the book, but the editor changed it to "let's," "don't" etc. ;)

Naereen commented 7 years ago

Oh really? I always followed the rule of avoiding abbreviations in written English! Please don't hesitate to revert my changes and write back "don't" and "let's"!

rasbt commented 7 years ago

Yeah, I think that's definitely true for academic literature, which typically follows a more formal style. It definitely depends on the audience, and the more "informal" contractions may sound more pleasant and help to connect with the audience, I guess. You can find them in most professional literature -- e.g., even New York Times uses contractions :).

Please don't hesitate to revert my changes and write back "don't" and "let's"!

No worries, I will leave them in there; personally, I don't really have a preference :P