On 06/03/2017 01:08 PM, Pascal wrote: > > By the way, I'm wondering about an English language issue in many source > files (not only yours): > Some comments are: > -- Set the value > instead of > -- Sets the value > What is "good" English writing?
Either is correct. I prefer the latter, which is shorthand for "This subprogram sets the value ...". The other is shorthand for "The effect of this subprogram is to set the value ..." -- Jeff Carter "I like it when the support group complains that they have insufficient data on mean time to repair bugs in Ada software." Robert I. Eachus 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gnoga-list mailing list Gnoga-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnoga-list
