Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:30:19 +0000 From: Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_cvs_all@webcom.it> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@freebsd.org>, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@freebsd.org>, Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/ufs/ufs ufs_vnops.c Message-ID: <20060605183019.GF19766@webcom.it> In-Reply-To: <20060605155221.3ECBB45093@ptavv.es.net> References: <200606050830.12584.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060605155221.3ECBB45093@ptavv.es.net>
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On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 08:52:21AM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > > > Shouldn't that be "Which colour?" or even "Which color?" *duck*
> > >
> > > I don't think so. Why should it?
> >
> > Somewhere in my brain there's this notion that if one is choosing amongst a
> > set of items one should use 'which' rather than 'what', e.g. 'which floor' in
> > an elevator rather than 'what floor'.
>
> Would someone with a copy of "Elements of Style" look this up and paint
> the damned shed!
My copy of "Practical English Usage" (great book, BTW) says:
Which and what are often both possible, with little difference of
meaning. Which is preferred when the speaker has a limited number of
choices in mind. When the speaker is not thinking of a limited number
of choices, what is used.
Bye,
Andrea
--
Loose bits sink chips.
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