On 29 September 2016 at 13:46, Jonathan Neuschäfer
<j.neuschae...@gmx.net> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschae...@gmx.net>
> ---
>  CODING_STYLE | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
> index e7fde15..a03a994 100644
> --- a/CODING_STYLE
> +++ b/CODING_STYLE
> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ patches before submitting.
>  Of course, the most important aspect in any coding style is whitespace.
>  Crusty old coders who have trouble spotting the glasses on their noses
>  can tell the difference between a tab and eight spaces from a distance
> -of approximately fifteen parsecs.  Many a flamewar have been fought and
> +of approximately fifteen parsecs.  Many flamewars have been fought and
>  lost on this issue.

Should be "Many a flamewar has been fought and lost".
(This is slightly poetic phrasing but it has a nice ring to it;
the complement does have to be singular, not plural, though.)

thanks
-- PMM

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