[Django] #37056: Default verbose_name_plural may cause ambiguity or naming conflicts in certain cases

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#37056: Default verbose_name_plural may cause ambiguity or naming conflicts in
certain cases
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Reporter: Zhehao Zhang | Type:
| Cleanup/optimization
Status: new | Component:
| Uncategorized
Version: 6.0 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: plural | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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When verbose_name_plural is not explicitly defined in a Django model,
Django automatically generates it by appending an "s" to the singular
verbose_name (or the model class name if verbose_name is not set). This
naive pluralization rule can lead to ambiguity, incorrect grammar, or even
naming conflicts in certain scenarios.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37056>
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#37056: Default verbose_name_plural may cause ambiguity or naming conflicts in
certain cases
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Zhehao Zhang | Owner: (none)
Type: | Status: new
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Uncategorized | Version: 6.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: plural | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Zhehao Zhang):

* Attachment "1.png" added.

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#37056: Default verbose_name_plural may cause ambiguity or naming conflicts in
certain cases
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Zhehao Zhang | Owner: (none)
Type: | Status: new
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Uncategorized | Version: 6.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: plural | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Zhehao Zhang):

* Attachment "12.png" added.

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#37056: Default verbose_name_plural may cause ambiguity or naming conflicts in
certain cases
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Reporter: Zhehao Zhang | Owner: (none)
Type: | Status: closed
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: | Version: 6.0
Internationalization |
Severity: Normal | Resolution: duplicate
Keywords: plural | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* component: Uncategorized => Internationalization
* resolution: => duplicate
* status: new => closed

Comment:

For the grammar concern, this is captured in #11688. The other concerns
can be addressed by setting the value yourself.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37056#comment:1>
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