Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:20 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 265247] Typos in the FreeBsd HandBook, Chapter 30 'Network Servers', Section 30.4 titled 'Network Information System'. Message-ID: <bug-265247-9-wPxpbEEfrM@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-265247-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-265247-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D265247 --- Comment #7 from ghislain <ghislain@smartix.llc> --- (In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #3) Thanks for the pointer. It triggered a curiosity that I wanted to satisfy a= nd therefore more effort was put into understanding the issue. We seem to be witnessing a grammatical nuance of the English language creeping into the documentation. This nuance is explained by reasons pertaining to the histor= ical usages of the English language coupled with preferences in the choice of articles used to define nouns (or acronyms in our particular case). No scientific solution has been proposed/found to solve the issue so freedo= m is given to English readers/speakers to choose the article that best fits the situation in both written and spoken English. To quote the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage : > A few words, such as historic and (especially in England) hotel,=20 > are in transition, and may be found with either a or an.=20 > You choose the article that best suits your own pronunciation.=20 This nuance is confusing enough for the English speaking community to spark fierce debates on the matter. Being from Burkina Faso ( a french speaking country in West Africa), this nuance just adds more confusion in the terminology used. In closing, this begs few questions.=20 1- How many users does this really affect because right now It seems to be = only me. But because I am fairly confident that I am speaking for a larger commu= nity as suggested by the fierce debate on the subject, the next two questions are not only legitimate but also relevant.=20 2- Does this call for a convention in the documentation?=20 3- Does this call for a more general consensus? Full Reference: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-a-or-an --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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