From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
To: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Cc: 11862@debbugs.gnu.org, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 9/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use passive voice
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:09:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87obnut487.fsf@nolde.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMOZ1Bujh7KUQ8LRTL3=SvGrMeS5QfFLoa=r1=0Gam3O-7mWGw@mail.gmail.com> (Michael Witten's message of "Thu, 5 Jul 2012 17:14:15 +0000")
On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 17:14:15 +0000 Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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}.
Here's another attempt to satisfy the no passive preference:
The last number in this string is not part of the Emacs release
version number, but is a counter representing the build number; each
time you rebuild Emacs, the last number increases by one (but
building with @kbd{make clean} or @kbd{make bootstrap} resets it to
1).
Steve Berman
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-05 19:09 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
2012-07-05 19:09 ` Stephen Berman [this message]
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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