From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 7 22:00:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1997016A415; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:00:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF16543D5C; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:00:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kA7M0U0D060854; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:00:32 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Daniel Gerzo Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:00:26 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <200611071654.kA7GsWbj097708@repoman.freebsd.org> <200611072054.30906.max@love2party.net> <947574552.20061107211608@micronet.sk> In-Reply-To: <947574552.20061107211608@micronet.sk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200611071700.27822.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:00:32 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/2172/Tue Nov 7 09:04:48 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-doc@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo , Max Laier , Ceri Davies Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en about.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:00:43 -0000 On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:16, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > Hello, > > Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 8:54:23 PM, you wrote: > > > [ Not a native speaker ] > > > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 19:55, Ceri Davies wrote: > >> On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 04:54:31PM +0000, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > >> > danger 2006-11-07 16:54:31 UTC > >> > > >> > FreeBSD doc repository > >> > > >> > Modified files: > >> > en about.sgml > >> > Log: > >> > - improve grammar > >> > > >> > | @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ > >> > | including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, > >> > | an MS-DOS® partition, or if you have a network > >> > | connection, you can install it directly over > >> > | - anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is > >> > | + anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need are > >> > | >> > | > >> > | href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">these > >> > | directions.

> >> > >> This change isn't correct - "these directions" is the object of this > >> sentence and the verb "is" should agree with the subject "all you > >> need", which is singular. > > > I was confused by this, can you tell me if the following sounds right? > > I'm confused too, it sounds with "are" better to me, but I might be > wrong. English fluents around, please step up and tell us what's the > correct form of this sentence? Hmm, I think 'are' is correct. Compare these two sentences: These directions are all you need. These directions is all you need. If you flip it that way, 'are' is obviously correct, and you are using a linking verb to basically express equality (these directions == all [you need]). In this case you are linking 'all' with the object. Thus: All you need is a green car. (all == car is singular) All you need are two green cars and a stick of dynamite for some fun. (all == cars + dynamite is plural) -- John Baldwin