Dominique Pellé wrote:
> > Nick Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The 2020-04-05 08:51, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > > > >I think that in the first case the original line was correct: a > > > >twenty-minute training, a ten-kilometre distance, a ten-foot pole, > > > >etc.: in English the unit of measure remains (IIRC) invariable (i.e. > > > >does not take the mark of the plural) when used with a number before > > > >the measured noun. > > > > > > Agreed. As a native English speaker, "a 20 minutes interactive training" > > > is wrong. It is better without the "s" of "minutes", but actually "a > > > training" doesn't sound right in either case. > > > > > > In my opinion, it should be either: > > > > > > a 20 minute interactive course > > > > > > or: > > > > > > a 20 minute interactive training session > > > > > > Regards, > > > Nick > > > > OK. > > I found > > https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/22082/are-units-in-english-singular-or-plural > > > > So no 's' in this case. > > But, I see an inconsistency in help.txt: > > > > * (line 34) a 20 minute interactive training > > * (line 44) 20 minutes training course for beginners > > I attach an updated patch thanks to your feedback. > > I also noticed that there was another inconsistency > regarding how long the tutorial takes: > > * in doc/help.txt: 20 minutes > * in doc/usr_01.txt: 30 minutes > * in tutor/tutor: 25-30 minutes > > It's the same order of magnitude of course, > but let's be consistent and round to 30 minutes > everywhere as in the proposed patch. Thanks. It used to be 20 minutes before some more pages were added. -- There is no right or wrong, there is only your personal opinion. (Bram Moolenaar) /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/202004051656.035GuwSt027543%40masaka.moolenaar.net.
