Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:30:06 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-doc@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo <gerzo@micronet.sk>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Daniel Gerzo <danger@freebsd.org>, Max Laier <max@love2party.net>, doc-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en about.sgml Message-ID: <20061108193006.GW83597@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <200611081301.28731.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <200611071654.kA7GsWbj097708@repoman.freebsd.org> <200611071700.27822.jhb@freebsd.org> <20061107222022.GI83597@submonkey.net> <200611081301.28731.jhb@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 01:01:27PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> Yes, but since you are using a linking verb, subject == object. Either both
> are singular or both are plural. See John Hein's excellent followup. I
> think the real solution is to reword the darn thing as it reads awkward with
> the current arrangement regardless of is/are. :)
Agreed.
> I think "all you need" is a very ambiguous phrase which is the problem. If I
> said "All style books are dumb." It's very clear that "books" is the root
> subject and is plural.
Well, you wouldn't get much argument there :)
Ceri
--
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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