On 27/06/2011 16:57, sc wrote:
On Monday, June 27, 2011 04:43:23 [email protected] wrote:
Comment #2 on issue 16 by shlomif: [PATCH] Missing comma in
usr_10.txt http://code.google.com/p/vim/issues/detail?id=16
It does not read fine to me and other people:
<rindolf> Hi all. http://paste.debian.net/121122/ - "In
chapter 4 several ways to make small changes were explained."
- I think there should be a comma after the "chapter 4" - am
I right?
there could be a comma there, but so what -- there can also not
be one, and adding one doesn't add a thing to the clarity of
the sentence -- i've been an english speaker all my life (long
time) and IMHO it reads fine without a comma
it's starting to sound to me as if someone's got too much time
on their hands
There is nothing quite like a bit of bike-shedding at the end of the
working day ;-)
The introductory paragraph does seem a little stilted. Usually this is
a sign that a rewrite would help. Doing just the first sentence would give:
Chapter 4 explained several ways to make small changes.
Combining with the second sentence seems a nicer still:
Where chapter 4 explained several ways to make small changes, this
chapter goes into making changes that are repeated or can affect a
large amount of text.
And to be honest the last couple of sentences seem a bit stiff as well.
How about.
Blocks of test can be changed with Visual mode, and more complicated
changes can be done using an external program.
2p's worth.
Mike
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