Re: [PATCH] doc: merge: improve conflict presentation docs

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: May 7, 2023, 22:25 UTC
Message-ID: <645825614027d_4e612949f@chronos.notmuch>
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BE50neqaQbE2tTq_=fEM9j_8-cxgj7xKcSfAunoWjsigw@mail.gmail.com>

Elijah Newren wrote:

> On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 6:58 AM Adam Johnson via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > -while in "zdiff3" style, it may look like this:
> > +while in the "zdiff3" style, it looks like this:
> 
> The insertion of "the" surprises me.  It reads better without it to
> me, but I don't know if I'm just used to some grammar rule being
> violated or something.  Why is "the" necessary here?

It's not necessary, but the addition of the word "the" suggests a single well-known term.

If you say "minimalist style", that can refer to a broad range of styles that are generally refered to as of "minimalist" type. On the other hand if you say "the Minimalist tyle" it evokes a *single* style that cannot be confused with any other.

In this case it's a single style, so "the" is warranted.

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Felipe Contreras