Re: [PATCH] Various documentation typo/grammar fixes

From: Marti Raudsepp <marti(at)juffo(dot)org>
To: Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Various documentation typo/grammar fixes
Date: 2014-08-25 17:43:40
Message-ID: CABRT9RDTZsY9dWCP9bjhGPqNhAPteBTb47D8fyD0pSU5uOds+g@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com> wrote:
>> * "eg" -> "e.g."
>> * "etc" -> "etc."
> These two seem to me like they should be changed; otherwise they
> just don't look correct.

Oh, right you are; I looked it up on some grammar forums and there
seems to be no question about this. I attached these changes as patch
0002.

(For the record I'm not a native English speaker, much less using
Latin in English sentences ;)

>> * "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.

>> * "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.

Attached these as patch 0003 so someone who feels more confident can
take a look.

Regards,
Marti

Attachment Content-Type Size
0002-doc-Fix-usages-of-etc.-e.g.-i.e.-et-al.patch text/x-patch 33.0 KB
0003-doc-Tweaks-for-newly-recently-exact-same.patch text/x-patch 11.3 KB

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