Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 16:25:21 -0400 From: Marc Ramirez <marc.ramirez@bluecirclesoft.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: rionda@gufi.org Subject: Re: UPDATING readability Message-ID: <200410161625.42502.marc.ramirez@bluecirclesoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200410161208.32381.dsyphers@u.washington.edu> References: <1097916792.1810.4.camel@kaiser.sig11.org> <200410161208.32381.dsyphers@u.washington.edu>
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--nextPart1812582.Quxf86HvTd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 16 October 2004 03:08 pm, David Syphers wrote: > On Saturday 16 October 2004 01:53 am, Matteo Riondato wrote: > > Could we change an entry from: > > > > 20041007: > > One of the syscalls the 1:1 threading library libthr uses has > > changed, thus breaking ABI compatibility. Make sure you rebuild > > this library with the kernel. > > > > to: Compromise: One of the syscalls _which_ the ... > > > > 20041007: > > One of the syscalls used by the 1:1 threading library libthr > > has changed, thus breaking ABI compatibility. Make sure you rebuild > > this library with the kernel. > > > > I think this will improve the readability and the comprension of the > > entry by the non-native english speakers. > > I hate to be pedantic, but the original entry is preferable. In English it > is correct to avoid the passive voice when possible (though not nearly to > the extent that, say, French does). The active voice is quite appropriate > here, where the subject is clearly defined. Is there a particular reason > why non-native speakers would prefer the passive voice? =2D-=20 Marc Ramirez Blue Circle Software Corporation 513-688-1070 (main) 513-382-1270 (direct) http://www.bluecirclesoft.com http://www.mrami.com (personal) --nextPart1812582.Quxf86HvTd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBBcYPGg1EgpGw750IRAptMAJ93Sz0+ui5Mk6WBF//1Y8jqkclgLgCfeJK1 IeN4DbihWyEACCtuOXPL0Xc= =d6Bl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1812582.Quxf86HvTd--
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