Hello Greg,

Monday, August 4, 2008, 10:37:23 PM, you wrote:

> Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>> Jani Taskinen wrote:
>>> -- Changed PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions to always be enabled. 
>>> (Marcus)
>>> +- Changed PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions to be always enabled. 
>>> (Marcus)
>> 
>> That was amazingly pedantic, even for you Jani.  Captain Kirk blasted 
>> away the split infinitive rule when he decided "to boldly go" where no 
>> man had gone before.  The rule was actually outdated years before Star 
>> Trek.  You can read all about it at
>> 
>>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive
>> 
>> As far as I am concerned, Marcus' split infinitive version of that 
>> sentence sounds less awkward.

> "- Always enable PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions (Marcus)"
> or
> "- Prevent disabling of PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions (Marcus)"

> Use the active voice, Luke ;)

Doesned work as the NEWS file has to be passive starting with one of the
following verbs: Added, Removed, Changed, Updated, Replaced.


Best regards,
 Marcus


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