Re: [PATCH v3 06/14] packfile: introduce function to iterate through objects
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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- Jan 23, 2026, 16:22 UTC
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Chris Torek <chris.torek@gmail.com> writes:
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>> > > function is the equivalent to `odb_source_loose_for_each_object()` in >> > >> > s/to/of/ ? >> >> Hm, isn't "to" correct in this case? The remainder of the sentence reads >> weird though. > > Different English dialects. The preposition after "different" differs... > > (It also matters whether you use the definite article, "the function F1 > is THE equivalent of F2 in case X" vs "function F1 is equivalent to F2 > in case X".)
Heh, "equivalent" is "Y is an equivalent of X" is a noun. It is adjective in "A is equivalent to B". Of course, article is used only with the former (i.e. noun) form, but article is not the essential difference, parts of speech is.