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

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Properly capitalize "Migrate To Version"; seems we always had
Date: 2007-11-14 14:00:09
Message-ID: 473AFF69.3070907@enterprisedb.com
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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 ;-)...

--
Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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