Re: pgsql: Properly capitalize "Migrate To Version"; seems we always had

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Properly capitalize "Migrate To Version"; seems we always had
Date: 2007-11-14 14:07:01
Message-ID: 200711141407.lAEE71R19107@momjian.us
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> >> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >>> Log Message:
> >>> -----------
> >>> Properly capitalize "Migrate To Version"; seems we always had that
> >>> wrong.
> >> Actually, shouldn't that be "Migrate to Version"?
> >
> > I was wondering about that. Because "to" is not before a verb, like "to
> > run", it seems it should be capitalized:
> >
> > http://www.tc-forum.org/topicmai/ml03capi.htm
> > http://answer.google.com/answers/threadview?id=349913
>
> I think you're misinterpreting that. "To", as in "migrate to version",
> is a preposition. Therefore it should *not* be capitalized, per the
> "don't capitalize prepositions shorter than 4 characters" rule. The "to
> before a verb" rule refers to infinitives, like in "to run", where the
> "to" is not a preposition, so it basically says that "to" should never
> be capitalized, whether it's used as a preposition or as a particle.
>
> Just my two pence, I certainly don't claim to be an expert in English
> grammar ;-)...

OK, you are right. Updated.

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