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Re: [PATCH] doc: Improve wording and fix typos in "Introduction" and "Re
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Nikita Karetnikov |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: Improve wording and fix typos in "Introduction" and "Requirements". |
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Sun, 26 May 2013 01:59:25 +0400 |
> “Consists of” may be OK (any native speaker around, though?).
"Consist in" means "To have the thing mentioned as the only or most
important part." [1] "Consist of" is usually about several things [2],
AFAICT.
Which one should I use?
> “Preserving” instead of “honoring” changes the meaning. The intended
> meaning of the sentence was that the system would automatically install
> any dependencies, or, if building from source, install any build time
> dependencies. What did you mean?
I meant the same. Should I keep "honoring"?
> Actually, documentation-wise, my wish would be for people to primarily
> focus on those parts of the manual that are *not* written yet. :-)
Which parts would you like to see documented before the next release?
[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consist_in
[2] http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Consist+Of
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