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Re: [PATCH] doc: Fix minor typos
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Mark H Weaver |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: Fix minor typos |
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Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:01:30 -0400 |
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Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
> Steve Sprang (2015-08-02 23:44 +0300) wrote:
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>> -The majority of graphical applications uses Fontconfig to locate and
>> +The majority of graphical applications use Fontconfig to locate and
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> A bit late for the comment, but still. Is it really a typo? I think
> this phrase means "the majority uses" not "the applications use".
Correct, but I think that "the majority of [countable plural set]" is a
plural noun phrase, and therefore "use" is appropriate here. I'm not a
linguist, but I am a native US english speaker.
Mark