2022-03-23 09:21:13

by Damien Le Moal

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: fix "it's" typos

On 3/23/22 14:52, Diego Viola wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM Damien Le Moal
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On 3/23/22 14:40, Diego Viola wrote:
>>> Use the contraction "it's" instead of the possessive form "its".
>>
>> Well, while at it, let's use proper formal written English, so:
>> s/it's/it is
>> s/isn't/is not
>
> Fine with me, do you want me to send you another patch with those changes?

Yes please.

>
> Regards,
> Diego


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Western Digital Research


2022-03-24 07:21:14

by Diego Viola

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: fix "it's" typos

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:53 AM Damien Le Moal
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 3/23/22 14:52, Diego Viola wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM Damien Le Moal
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3/23/22 14:40, Diego Viola wrote:
> >>> Use the contraction "it's" instead of the possessive form "its".
> >>
> >> Well, while at it, let's use proper formal written English, so:
> >> s/it's/it is
> >> s/isn't/is not
> >
> > Fine with me, do you want me to send you another patch with those changes?
>
> Yes please.

I sent a v2 patch changing those things you pointed out, however, the
whole comment[0] looks informal "But wait.. there's more" and I don't
think replacing "it's" with "it is" achieves a lot in this case.

[0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/libata-core.c#n1399

Diego

2022-03-24 11:50:43

by Damien Le Moal

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: fix "it's" typos

On 3/23/22 16:24, Diego Viola wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:53 AM Damien Le Moal
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On 3/23/22 14:52, Diego Viola wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM Damien Le Moal
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 3/23/22 14:40, Diego Viola wrote:
>>>>> Use the contraction "it's" instead of the possessive form "its".
>>>>
>>>> Well, while at it, let's use proper formal written English, so:
>>>> s/it's/it is
>>>> s/isn't/is not
>>>
>>> Fine with me, do you want me to send you another patch with those changes?
>>
>> Yes please.
>
> I sent a v2 patch changing those things you pointed out, however, the
> whole comment[0] looks informal "But wait.. there's more" and I don't
> think replacing "it's" with "it is" achieves a lot in this case.

:)

Indeed. Do you want it in or can I drop it ?

>
> [0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/libata-core.c#n1399
>
> Diego


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Western Digital Research