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Re: [PATCH 1/3] Documentation/technical: fix a typo

From
Andrew Kreimer <algonell@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 20, 2024, 21:42 UTC
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 01:12:20PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Andrew Kreimer <algonell@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Fix a typo in documentation.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Kreimer <algonell@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/technical/sparse-checkout.txt | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/technical/sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/technical/sparse-checkout.txt
> > index fa0d01cbda..d968659354 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/technical/sparse-checkout.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/technical/sparse-checkout.txt
> > @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ everything behaves like a dense checkout with a few exceptions (e.g. branch
> >  checkouts and switches write fewer things, knowing the VFS will lazily
> >  write the rest on an as-needed basis).
> >  
> > -Since there is no publically available VFS-related code for folks to try,
> > +Since there is no publicly available VFS-related code for folks to try,
> 
> As a general rule, unless we are doing codewide sweep to use a
> single word in our glossary to refer to the same thing, or
> something, we should honor author's preference, when it is already
> written and it is not blatantly wrong.
> 
>   https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/publically
> 
> I am inclined to say that we should keep it as written, but I am not
> a native speaker, so please cite a source that tells what is written
> is blatantly wrong to help me accept this patch.
> 
> Thanks.
My bad!
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Message 9 of 11 in “Documentation/technical: fix a typo”
  1. 1/3 Documentation/technical: fix a typoAndrew Kreimer, Sep 20, 2024
  2. 2/3 Documentation/config: fix typosAndrew Kreimer, Sep 20, 2024
  3. 3/3 Documentation: fix typosAndrew Kreimer, Sep 20, 2024
  4. Eric SunshineSep 20, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2024
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2024
  7. Andrew KreimerSep 20, 2024
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2024
  9. Andrew KreimerSep 20, 2024
  10. Eric SunshineSep 23, 2024
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2024

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