From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 7 22:20:36 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 4A2E516A412; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:20:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc2-cdif2-0-0-cust107.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.104.168.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 656F943D5F; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:20:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GhZIs-0001yU-Q9; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:20:22 +0000 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:20:22 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20061107222022.GI83597@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , John Baldwin , Daniel Gerzo , Max Laier , cvs-doc@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo , doc-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org References: <200611071654.kA7GsWbj097708@repoman.freebsd.org> <200611072054.30906.max@love2party.net> <947574552.20061107211608@micronet.sk> <200611071700.27822.jhb@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200611071700.27822.jhb@freebsd.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: cvs-doc@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo , cvs-all@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo , Max Laier , doc-committers@freebsd.org 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 22:20:36 -0000 --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 05:00:26PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote: > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:16, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > > Hello, > >=20 > > Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 8:54:23 PM, you wrote: > >=20 > > > [ Not a native speaker ] > >=20 > > > 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, magnet= ic=20 > tape, > > >> > | an MS-DOS® partition, or if you have a net= work > > >> > | connection, you can install it directly= over > > >> > | - anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is > > >> > | + anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need are > > >> > | > >> > | =20 > > >> > | href=3D"&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. > >=20 > > > I was confused by this, can you tell me if the following sounds right? > >=20 > > 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? >=20 > Hmm, I think 'are' is correct. Compare these two sentences: >=20 > These directions are all you need. >=20 > These directions is all you need. Those two sentences invert the subject and object. > If you flip it that way, 'are' is obviously correct, and you are using a= =20 > linking verb to basically express equality (these directions =3D=3D all [= you=20 > need]). In this case you are linking 'all' with the object. Thus: >=20 > All you need is a green car. (all =3D=3D car is singular) >=20 > All you need are two green cars and a stick of dynamite for some fun. > (all =3D=3D cars + dynamite is plural) You're making the same mistake as Daniel. The CMS is very clear on this. Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFUQamocfcwTS3JF8RAn2wAJ9kW0NFZEUGdWS3aXYXRocy2liEXgCgynl7 PG0HUGSbAdwWHYE71F6zRi4= =aZtF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J--