Re: some grammar fixes for docs

"Jonathan S. Katz" <[email protected]> Thu, 16 May 2019 19:36:02 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.documentation
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

On 5/16/19 7:32 PM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 05:11:37PM +0300, Liudmila Mantrova wrote:
>> I have noticed imperfect grammar in a couple of sgml files, please consider
>> a small patch (attached).
> 
> Thanks, Liudmila for caring about such matters.
> 
>>         <para>
>> -        Transaction which last more than <replaceable>limit</replaceable> milliseconds
>> +        Transactions that last more than <replaceable>limit</replaceable> milliseconds
>>          are counted and reported separately, as <firstterm>late</firstterm>.
>>         </para>
> 
> I don't see much of a difference between "which" or "that" in this
> context, and you are right about the plural for "Transactions".  Any
> native English speaker around or anybody with an extra opinion?
> 
>>   <para>
>>    Of the two operator classes for type <type>point</type>,
>>    <literal>quad_point_ops</literal> is the default.  <literal>kd_point_ops</literal>
>> -  supports the same operators but uses a different index data structure which
>> +  supports the same operators but uses a different index data structure that
>>    may offer better performance in some applications.
>>   </para>
> 
> Same here.

Technically it should be "that" - often you say "which" when one is
speaking, but in writing, in the above cases, "that" is grammatically
correct.

Thanks,

Jonathan

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