Re: [PATCH v2 07/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark error messages for translation

From: Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>
Date: Sep 13, 2016, 16:54 UTC
Message-ID: <1473785665.7329.22.camel@sapo.pt>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqinu13y0x.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

A Seg, 12-09-2016 às 09:04 -0700, Junio C Hamano escreveu:

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> Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt> writes:
> 
> > 
> > Lowercase first word of such error messages following the usual
> > style.
> 
> "Change X to lowercase" is fine, but "Lowercase" is not a verb.
> 
> Reword it to "Downcase the first word...", perhaps (not limited to
> this step).

Lowercase is a verb [1] meaning to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters. Knowing that can the commit message be kept?

[1] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lowercase

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