From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#32731: 26.1.50; Ibuffer filter by mode: Handle >1 mode names Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:24:22 +0300 Message-ID: <835zyu9bg9.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87bm919s5y.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <874let9lps.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <87ftydezmi.fsf@gmail.com> <87worn86l5.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <878t43rkxd.fsf@gmail.com> <87sh2881dv.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <871s9qqtq1.fsf@gmail.com> <877ejh96xj.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <83sh25escb.fsf@gnu.org> <87zhwb6yb0.fsf@calancha-pc.dy.bbexcite.jp> <87r2hloffp.fsf@gmail.com> <83ftxya981.fsf@gnu.org> <875zyu9ep8.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1537867403 8618 195.159.176.226 (25 Sep 2018 09:23:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:23:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: tino.calancha@gmail.com, npostavs@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org, 32731@debbugs.gnu.org To: Robert Pluim Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 25 11:23:18 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jYo-00025d-Pe for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:23:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51854 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jav-0000KM-Ce for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54336) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jal-0000K3-PH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:19 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaZ-0008Hl-79 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:48606) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaY-0008HZ-LW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaY-00089y-Hj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:25:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 32731 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 32731-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B32731.153786748731338 (code B ref 32731); Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:25:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 32731) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Sep 2018 09:24:47 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52864 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaJ-00089O-3S for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:47 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44611) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaH-00089B-Ab for 32731@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:45 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4jaB-000827-3F for 32731@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:39 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:52833) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g4ja6-00080P-IE; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=2415 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1g4ja0-0005cS-2s; Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:24:28 -0400 In-reply-to: <875zyu9ep8.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Robert Pluim on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:14:11 +0200) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:150644 Archived-At: > From: Robert Pluim > Cc: Tino Calancha , 32731@debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:14:11 +0200 > > > I usually just rewrite the text to be in plural, like "the users" > > instead of "the user". Then "they" is correct English. > > Point of order: singular they has been correct English for the last > 700 years. Some people donʼt like it, but that doesnʼt make it wrong. "Some people" seem to include Richard, who said a few messages ago: > Using "they" for a singular antecedent is confusing, and I always find > it jarring. I won't make a rule against, but I make a point of never > using that construction. Thus my preference to rewrite in plural.