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Posted to dev@cloudstack.apache.org by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> on 2015/08/01 22:19:32 UTC

Re: Small grammatical point to clarify

Thanks for that.
This pleases my inner grammar nazi. :)

Lucian

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mi...@solidfire.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Friday, 31 July, 2015 06:26:32
> Subject: Small grammatical point to clarify

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I just checked in a couple changes to messages.properties in master.
> 
> One thing I'd like to note is what I changed in
> e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e.
> 
> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=blobdiff;f=client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties;h=f81a196cf711d709af6a399a6f5e6d275dd7e951;hp=dcbf6c83a24a4cfd6977659d4f531c64c1786edb;hb=e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e;hpb=c0230273cdbdf2558f4a0802d177bd5757de34fd
> 
> In this commit, I changed "Setup" to "Set up" where applicable.
> 
> This is not necessarily common knowledge among native English speakers, but
> words like "Setup" versus "Set up", "Login" versus "Log in", etc. represent
> the difference between the noun (or adjective) form versus the verb form.
> 
> For example:
> 
> Your setup is perfect. // "setup" being used in the noun form (similar to
> the word "configuration" here)
> 
> Follow the setup instructions. // "setup" being used in the adjective form
> 
> versus
> 
> I need to set up my system better. // "set up" being used in the verb form
> 
> Not a big deal. :) Just something I noticed a while ago and finally
> corrected.
> 
> The most common one (which I may address later) is "login" versus "log in".
> 
> Talk to you later!
> 
> --
> *Mike Tutkowski*
> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> o: 303.746.7302
> Advancing the way the world uses the cloud
> <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*

Re: Small grammatical point to clarify

Posted by Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>.
English is changing isn't it ;) we need to cleanup it

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Mike Tutkowski
<mi...@solidfire.com> wrote:
> Another common one might be "cleanup" versus "clean up". :)
>
> The cleanup work has been completed. // used as an adj
>
> versus
>
> We need to clean up some branches. // used as a verb
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for that.
>> This pleases my inner grammar nazi. :)
>>
>> Lucian
>>
>> --
>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>>
>> Nux!
>> www.nux.ro
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mi...@solidfire.com>
>> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>> > Sent: Friday, 31 July, 2015 06:26:32
>> > Subject: Small grammatical point to clarify
>>
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I just checked in a couple changes to messages.properties in master.
>> >
>> > One thing I'd like to note is what I changed in
>> > e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e.
>> >
>> >
>> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=blobdiff;f=client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties;h=f81a196cf711d709af6a399a6f5e6d275dd7e951;hp=dcbf6c83a24a4cfd6977659d4f531c64c1786edb;hb=e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e;hpb=c0230273cdbdf2558f4a0802d177bd5757de34fd
>> >
>> > In this commit, I changed "Setup" to "Set up" where applicable.
>> >
>> > This is not necessarily common knowledge among native English speakers,
>> but
>> > words like "Setup" versus "Set up", "Login" versus "Log in", etc.
>> represent
>> > the difference between the noun (or adjective) form versus the verb form.
>> >
>> > For example:
>> >
>> > Your setup is perfect. // "setup" being used in the noun form (similar to
>> > the word "configuration" here)
>> >
>> > Follow the setup instructions. // "setup" being used in the adjective
>> form
>> >
>> > versus
>> >
>> > I need to set up my system better. // "set up" being used in the verb
>> form
>> >
>> > Not a big deal. :) Just something I noticed a while ago and finally
>> > corrected.
>> >
>> > The most common one (which I may address later) is "login" versus "log
>> in".
>> >
>> > Talk to you later!
>> >
>> > --
>> > *Mike Tutkowski*
>> > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
>> > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
>> > o: 303.746.7302
>> > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud
>> > <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *Mike Tutkowski*
> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> o: 303.746.7302
> Advancing the way the world uses the cloud
> <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*



-- 
Daan

Re: Small grammatical point to clarify

Posted by Mike Tutkowski <mi...@solidfire.com>.
Another common one might be "cleanup" versus "clean up". :)

The cleanup work has been completed. // used as an adj

versus

We need to clean up some branches. // used as a verb

On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:

> Thanks for that.
> This pleases my inner grammar nazi. :)
>
> Lucian
>
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mi...@solidfire.com>
> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Sent: Friday, 31 July, 2015 06:26:32
> > Subject: Small grammatical point to clarify
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I just checked in a couple changes to messages.properties in master.
> >
> > One thing I'd like to note is what I changed in
> > e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e.
> >
> >
> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=blobdiff;f=client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties;h=f81a196cf711d709af6a399a6f5e6d275dd7e951;hp=dcbf6c83a24a4cfd6977659d4f531c64c1786edb;hb=e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e;hpb=c0230273cdbdf2558f4a0802d177bd5757de34fd
> >
> > In this commit, I changed "Setup" to "Set up" where applicable.
> >
> > This is not necessarily common knowledge among native English speakers,
> but
> > words like "Setup" versus "Set up", "Login" versus "Log in", etc.
> represent
> > the difference between the noun (or adjective) form versus the verb form.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > Your setup is perfect. // "setup" being used in the noun form (similar to
> > the word "configuration" here)
> >
> > Follow the setup instructions. // "setup" being used in the adjective
> form
> >
> > versus
> >
> > I need to set up my system better. // "set up" being used in the verb
> form
> >
> > Not a big deal. :) Just something I noticed a while ago and finally
> > corrected.
> >
> > The most common one (which I may address later) is "login" versus "log
> in".
> >
> > Talk to you later!
> >
> > --
> > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
> > o: 303.746.7302
> > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud
> > <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*
>



-- 
*Mike Tutkowski*
*Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
e: mike.tutkowski@solidfire.com
o: 303.746.7302
Advancing the way the world uses the cloud
<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*