From: Marc Branchaud Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 14:23:56 GMT Subject: "lets" vs. "let's" (was: Re: [PATCH v3] Add new @ shortcut for HEAD) Message-ID: <5181257C.2050108@xiplink.com> In-Reply-To: On 13-05-01 06:31 AM, Thomas Adam wrote: > On 1 May 2013 11:12, Eric Sunshine wrote: >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Felipe Contreras >> wrote: >>> So HEAD@{0}~0^0 is too much to type, but we can remove '^0', and we can >>> remove '~0', and we can remove 'HEAD', which leaves us with @{0}, but we >>> can't remove '{0}'? >>> >>> This patch allows '@' to be the same as 'HEAD'. >>> >>> So now we can use 'git show @~1', and all that goody goodness. >>> >>> Until now '@' was a valid name, but it conflicts with this idea, so lets >> >> s/lets/let's/ (contraction of "let us") > > Ah, the contraction versus the first person singular. In this case > where the context is concluding in decision, rather than making a > statement ("Let's go to the shops", for example) then "lets" is the > correct word to use here. You've lost me. I think Eric is right. If "lets" is a verb in this sentence, what is its subject? Besides, of which verb & tense is "lets" the first person singular? Never have I "lets" anything in my life... :) M.