From 562304b4cf3ad2aa1f1ccf99742ac52e0e6f8694 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 06:35:13 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] CH02::pluralization: update to follow standard conventions Existing text used "bitcoin" as both the singular and plural unit, which was not an uncommon practice when the first edition was written. However, my edits to the first chapter and this update adopt the practice of using the same pluralization rules used for other currencies, like the dollar, plus most numbered things in general. This produces more natural text. Reference: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Numbers/faq0058.html --- ch02.asciidoc | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch02.asciidoc b/ch02.asciidoc index d784d089..6b39cbe7 100644 --- a/ch02.asciidoc +++ b/ch02.asciidoc @@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ you've received, spent, and currently own. ==== Buying from an Online Store Alice, introduced in the previous chapter, is a new user who has just -acquired her first bitcoin. In <>, Alice met with -her friend Joe to exchange some cash for bitcoin. The transaction -created by Joe funded Alice's wallet with 0.10 BTC. Now Alice will make +acquired her first bitcoins. In <>, Alice met with +her friend Joe to exchange some cash for bitcoins. Since then, Alice has +bought additional bitcoins. Now Alice will make her first retail transaction, buying a laptop from Bob's online store. Bob's web store recently started accepting bitcoin payments by adding a @@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ can spend that amount in subsequent transactions. ((("fractional values")))((("milli-bitcoin")))((("satoshis")))The Bitcoin network can transact in fractional values, e.g., from millibitcoin (1/1000th of a bitcoin) down to 1/100,000,000th of a -bitcoin, which is known as a satoshi. Throughout this book, we’ll use -the term “bitcoin” to refer to any quantity of bitcoin currency, from -the smallest unit (1 satoshi) to the total number (21,000,000) of all -bitcoin that will ever be mined. +bitcoin, which is known as a satoshi. This book uses the same +pluralization rules used for dollars and other traditional currencies +when talking about amounts greater than one bitcoin and when using +decimal notation, such as "10 bitcoins" or "0.001 bitcoins." The same +rules also apply to other bitcoin bookkeeping units, such as +millibitcoins and satoshis. ==== You can examine Alice's transaction to Bob's Store on the blockchain