Re: svn_wc_parse_externals_description3 docstring

Philip Martin wrote:

>>> "which see" is something like "which you should go read for more information".
>> Eh? It's just plain bad grammar. Probably somebody just forgot to
>> finish writing that sentence.
>
> No, it's complete. It's the English translation of the Latin term
> "quod vide". The abbreviation "q.v." would be more conventional; I
> don't know if non-native English speakers would find that easier to
> understand.
>

'quod vide" sounds nicer and more 'sophisticated', if that is what
the aim is in the docstrings. 'which see', even if it is
technically valid, still gives me the impression that someone
forgot what he/she was writing. In any event, it's been adjusted
in revision 37328.

Edmund

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