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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2009-04-27 16:27:36 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2009-04-27 16:27:36 +0000 |
| commit | ba36c48e39747678412d48bcbf6ed14cb2dc8ddf (patch) | |
| tree | 2b4732346ff27c20b3ec0bc073c60aae86a6f751 /doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml | |
| parent | 23a9ac618e87ec1ef07a1901b62d3823d97e8cdd (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-ba36c48e39747678412d48bcbf6ed14cb2dc8ddf.tar.gz | |
Proofreading adjustments for first two parts of documentation (Tutorial
and SQL).
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml index fe581f39be..426ab01fe1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml,v 2.32 2008/10/27 19:37:21 tgl Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml,v 2.33 2009/04/27 16:27:36 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="source"> <title>PostgreSQL Coding Conventions</title> @@ -661,10 +661,10 @@ BETTER: unrecognized node type: 42 <formalpara> <title>May vs. Can vs. Might</title> <para> - <quote>May</quote> suggests permission (e.g. "You may borrow my rake."), + <quote>May</quote> suggests permission (e.g., "You may borrow my rake."), and has little use in documentation or error messages. - <quote>Can</quote> suggests ability (e.g. "I can lift that log."), - and <quote>might</quote> suggests possibility (e.g. "It might rain + <quote>Can</quote> suggests ability (e.g., "I can lift that log."), + and <quote>might</quote> suggests possibility (e.g., "It might rain today."). Using the proper word clarifies meaning and assists translation. </para> |