On 27 April 2006 07:11, bugs at jlevine dot oiiiio dot net wrote: > I would also recommend rephrasing the fragment of the preceding line > from: "it was unknown that the object will be named $cart or > $another_cart later." to > "it was unknown whether the object would be named $cart, > $another_cart, or something else later."
Well, if we're being really, really picky (which, apparently, we are ;), this should probably also be "it would have been unknown...". But, personally, I'm thankful enough that there are so many non-native English speakers prepared to keep the manual in such good shape that I tend to let small imprecisions like this go, so long as the intent is obvious and unambiguous. (Mind you, I could put together a small list of words and constructs that non-native-speakers seem to get consistently wrong, if I could be bothered to be bothered about it. ;) Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm
