From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Redundant/mis-use of _(x) gettext macro?
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Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com> writes:
> On Apr 2, 2026, at 10:55, Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 10:52=E2=80=AFPM =C3=81lvaro Herrera <alvherre@k=
urilemu.de> wrote:
>>> No, you feel wrong -- this is necessary so that the translator has
>>> control over the quoting style of a list of items.  Not all translatio=
ns
>>> use double quoting.  Some examples from different language files:

> Yep, good to learn. Noted.

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			regards, tom lane