# Collecting possible improvements in word choice

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Tags:** syntax\
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433 "2020-08-06T16:55:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JeffreySarnoff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jeffreysarnoff/32/1980_2.png) [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433/1 "2020-08-06T16:55:02Z")

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On slack, @quinnj noted that `valtype` would be more clear as `valuetype`.  
From time to time people mention similar suggestions and I thought it reasonable to collect then here.

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433/2 "2020-08-06T20:53:02Z")

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Probably better to open an issue to collect these.

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**Author:** ![anon37204545](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@anon37204545](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon37204545)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433/3 "2020-08-06T23:04:24Z")

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Also `nextindex` instead of `nextind` and `previndex` instead of `prevind`. If you open such issue, please link it here.

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**Author:** ![JeffreySarnoff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jeffreysarnoff/32/1980_2.png) [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collecting-possible-improvements-in-word-choice/44433/4 "2020-08-06T23:30:15Z")

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| _this topic has moved_ [_here_](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/36954) |
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