Re: [PATCH] Various documentation typo/grammar fixes

Marti Raudsepp <marti(at)juffo(dot)org> wrote:

> I ran the Topy typo-fixer (https://github.com/intgr/topy , using rules
> developed for Wikipedia) over the PostgreSQL documentation directory.
> Attached is a patch with hand-picked fixes that are clearly an
> improvement.
>
> There are also some changes that I didn't include that seem somewhat
> opinionated, for example:
> * "eg" -> "e.g."
> * "etc" -> "etc."

These two seem to me like they should be changed; otherwise they
just don't look correct.

> * "the exact same" -> "exactly the same"

The old version sounds a bit colloquial to my ear, so it seems like
it may be worth changing.  The problem is, this change doesn't seem
like it would generally be a direct substitution; it may require a
major reorganization of the sentence.  I think the resulting
sentences need to be compared to see which is more clear and
concise.

> * "newly-received" -> "newly received"
> * "recently-used" -> "recently used"

I think these depend on context.  To me, the former scans better
when the combination of words is used as an adjective.

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