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Q&A Plural of single letter variables

I would say as the two variables named c are not part of the same field. Even if technically acceptable, any form of cs is hard to read. Italics applied to only one letter, especially a roun...

posted 9y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:53:50Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:53:50Z (about 5 years ago)
I would say

> as the two variables named c are not part of the same field.

Even if technically acceptable, any form of cs is hard to read. Italics applied to only one letter, especially a round one like c are hard to spot.

I changed "both" to "the two" because both invites the reader to consider two items as one, whereas here you want the reader to consider them separately.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-01-07T20:16:22Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 5