Edmund Wong wrote:
> Greg Stein wrote:
>> In the future, I'd ask that you not indent these. If I copy/paste the
>> above, then I'll have to dedent it.
>
> My bad. I'll keep that in mind.
>
>>> PS: I know the e-mail is not the same as this one. I've got
>> *shrug* ... I'm not sure anybody is worried about it. Don't be concerned.
>>
>>> ...
>>> +++ subversion/libsvn_ra_local/ra_plugin.c (working copy)
>>> @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
>>> &fs_path,
>>> repos_URL,
>>> session->pool),
>>> - _("Unable to open an ra_local session to URL"));
>>> + _("Unable to open a ra_local session to URL"));
>>> sess->fs_path = svn_stringbuf_create(fs_path, session->pool);
>> I would disagree with this change.
>>
>> If I spoke the line, I would say "... open an ARE AY local session
>> ...". Saying the letters implies "an" rather than "a". The latter
>> would only make sense if you said "RAH local", which nobody does :-P
>
> Oh. That's why. What about " an @c svn_wc_..."? From the
> same logic, it'd be "an @c ESS-VEE-EN..." right? NM about this
> patch.
Yes, for me the "an" is correct because the next syllable is "ess", and +1
for Greg's "an ARE AY" ;)
I'm not sure though whether this is compliant with the rules taught in
schools. But IMO, the IT environment is so soaked in acronyms that it makes
sense to write "an".
~Neels
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