RE: [PATCH v2] t/lib-git.sh: fix ACL-related permissions failure

From: Kerry, Richard <richard.kerry@atos.net>
Date: Nov 9, 2021, 17:23 UTC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> Sent: 08 November 2021 19:15
> To: Kerry, Richard <richard.kerry@atos.net>
> Cc: Adam Dinwoodie <adam@dinwoodie.org>; git@vger.kernel.org; Fabian
> Stelzer <fs@gigacodes.de>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] t/lib-git.sh: fix ACL-related permissions failure
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> "Kerry, Richard" <richard.kerry@atos.net> writes:
> 
> >>
> >> > To avoid this happening, before creating the keys, clear any
> >> > default ACL
> >>
> >> "happening" -> "from happening"
> >>
> >
> > No, original is correct.
> >
> > To avoid this happening.
> > To keep this from happening.
> > To prevent this happening.
> > To prevent this from happening.
> >
> > Would I think all be correct.
> > "to avoid from" is not right.
> 
> But I meant to say "to avoid this from happening", not "to avoid from", which
> I agree is not right.

"to avoid this from happening" is wrong. "to avoid this happening" is right. Or my other examples, with more or less the same meaning.

I phrased it as "to avoid from" as an example of the verb in its basic form.  You were entirely clear what you meant - I was merely trying to give examples of what I think is wrong.

As a native English speaker I grew up without being taught formal grammar, so I can say something is wrong without being able to explain why in a formal way.....

I'd guess from his name that Adam is also a native English speaker.

Regards, Richard.