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Re: master f9e354e: Spelling and wording fixes
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Stephen J. Turnbull |
Subject: |
Re: master f9e354e: Spelling and wording fixes |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:10:01 +0900 |
Paul Eggert writes:
> On 03/17/2015 05:51 PM, Glenn Morris wrote:
> > Paul Eggert wrote:
> >> -but point is not changed. Doesn't let you edit the URL like
> >> +but point is not changed. Don't let you edit the URL like
> > This change don't look right?
>
> It uses active voice instead of third-person, which I thought was the
> preferred style. I can change it back if you like, it's no big deal.
Active voice is preferred. However, semantically your phrasing seems
quite awkward to me. I would prefer "Inhibits editing of the URL ..."
which is also somewhat awkward, I don't say it's optimal. Maybe
something like "makes URL read-only"?