On 8/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I just downloaded the file > > > > > > ftp://ftp.stat.math.ethz.ch/Software/R/R-devel.tar.gz > > > > > > and within proc.time.Rd, the second paragraph of the \value > > > section contains a typo: > > > I believe your understanding of the English language is different from the > > author here, who is English. (You on the other hand seem to think there > > is no need to give your country in your address when writing an addess in > > Denmark.) The preferred language for R documentation is English (and not > > American). > > > > The resolution of the times will be system-specific; it is common for > > > them to be recorded to of the order of 1/100 second, and elapsed [...] > > > ^^^^^ > > > > > > I'd say replacing "to of" with just "of" would grammatically > > > fix the sentence. > > > I'd say it was correct and your correction is incorrect. In English we > > say `recorded to 1/100th of a second', not `recorded 1/100th second'. > > The correction was incorrect, but so was the original. I've never > heard the expression "of the order of"; common usage (in English or > American, as far as I know) is "on the order of". Your "recorded to > 1/100th of a second" is also ok. > > > > Second, the \note{} section for Unix-like machines reads: > > > > > > It is possible to compile \R without support for \code{proc.time}, > > > when the function will throw an error. > > > > > > I believe this is ungrammatical and suggest replacing > > > "when the function will throw an error" with "in which > > > case the function will throw an error". > > > Again, the statement given is the intended meaning. > > I think more clear might be, "it is possible to compile R without ^^^^^^^^^
That should be "clearer". Comparative adjectives with one syllable normally end in er rather than using more. :) > support for proc.time, when the function *would* throw an error". > > -- Dave ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
