Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:27:18 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: cvs-doc@freebsd.org, jhb@freebsd.org, gerzo@micronet.sk, cvs-all@freebsd.org, danger@freebsd.org, max@love2party.net, doc-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en about.sgml Message-ID: <20061109112718.GB83597@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20061108.220125.420519703.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <947574552.20061107211608@micronet.sk> <200611071700.27822.jhb@freebsd.org> <20061107222022.GI83597@submonkey.net> <20061108.220125.420519703.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 10:01:25PM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20061107222022.GI83597@submonkey.net>
> Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> writes:
> : On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 05:00:26PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> : > 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 <i>directly</i> over
> : > > >> > | - anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is
> : > > >> > | + anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need are
> : > > >> > | <a
> : > > >> > |
> : > > >> > | href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">these
> : > > >> > | directions</a>.</p>
> : > > >>
> : > > >> 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.
> :
> : Those two sentences invert the subject and object.
>
> "These directions" is the subject. Actually, "directions" is the
> subject, and "These" is an adjective that modifies the subject
> specifying which "directions".
I agree. That's what I said.
> : You're making the same mistake as Daniel. The CMS is very clear on
> : this.
>
> No he isn't. He is correct. The verb must agree with the number.
That's what I said too. The original sentence was somewhat different.
Ceri
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