From: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>,
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>,
11862@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 9/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use passive voice
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 17:14:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMOZ1Bujh7KUQ8LRTL3=SvGrMeS5QfFLoa=r1=0Gam3O-7mWGw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83txxm2mfw.fsf@gnu.org>
On Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:37:55 +0300, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> it starts at 1, is reset to 1 by @kbd{make bootstrap}, and each build
> of Emacs increments that number.
In all clauses but the last, `it' (that is, the last number) is the subject.
Moroever, the middle clause is already in the passive voice. So, for the sake of
consistency, why not continue with both the subject `it' and that passive voice:
it starts at 1, is reset to 1 by @kbd{make bootstrap}, and is incremented each
time Emacs is built.
Perhaps this is a better order:
it starts at 1, is incremented each time Emacs is built, and is reset to 1 by
@kbd{make bootstrap}.
Of course, as Glenn Morris points out, the way in which `it' is reset is not of
great importance. So, how about:
it starts at 1, is incremented each time Emacs is built, and can be reset by
something like @kbd{make clean} or @kbd{make bootstrap}.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-05 17:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-07-04 20:15 bug#11862: [PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier with a comma Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 16:52 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 2/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `can' -> `may' Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 3/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Eradicate that pesky future tense Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 4/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 5/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use singular form in a sentence Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 6/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Re-fill a paragraph Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 7/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `optional' -> `&optional'; Michael Witten
2012-07-05 3:03 ` Glenn Morris
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for Michael Witten
2012-07-05 21:50 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 22:55 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Michael Witten
2012-07-06 1:58 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More preciselanguage " Drew Adams
2012-07-06 8:07 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language " Michael Witten
2012-07-06 15:55 ` Wolfgang Jenkner
2012-07-06 16:45 ` Drew Adams
2012-07-06 20:06 ` bug#11862: Splitting and simplifying [PATCH 8/9] Michael Witten
2012-07-06 20:17 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8a/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Introduce the term `value' early on Michael Witten
2012-07-06 20:18 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8b/2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Reduce and reorganize node `A sample Variable Description' Michael Witten
2012-07-07 9:18 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Richard Stallman
2012-07-08 4:41 ` bug#11862: [Copyright assignment] Chong Yidong
2012-07-06 6:40 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Eli Zaretskii
2012-07-04 20:16 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 9/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use passive voice Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:14 ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 14:04 ` Stephen Berman
2012-07-05 16:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-07-05 16:59 ` Glenn Morris
2012-07-05 17:14 ` Michael Witten [this message]
2012-07-05 19:09 ` Stephen Berman
2012-07-05 2:52 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <CAMOZ1BsRkioUhGGOuFrmbkMRnJiQ6h=tviNODS11BjG3_jYVbA@mail.gmail.com>
2012-07-05 7:09 ` Glenn Morris
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