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Re: [PATCH] doc: Fix minor typos
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Alex Kost |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: Fix minor typos |
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Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:11:59 +0300 |
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Mark H Weaver (2015-08-04 00:01 +0300) wrote:
> Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
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>> 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".
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> 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.
OK, I believe you. I should have written that I'm not the native
speaker. Sorry for the noise.
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Alex