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Re: [PATCH] *: fix typos which duplicate a word

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 6, 2023, 22:37 UTC
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Andrei Rybak <rybak.a.v@gmail.com> writes:
> A tricky case is usage of "that that", which is sometimes grammatically
> correct.  However, an instance of this in "t7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh"
> doesn't need two words "that", because there is only one daemon being
> discussed, so the word "daemon" does not need a determiner.

Makes me wonder if it is more appropriage to replace the second "that" with "the" there, then.

Other than that, everything else in the patch looks good.
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 5 of 5 in “*: fix typos which duplicate a word”
  1. *: fix typos which duplicate a wordAndrei Rybak, Jan 6, 2023
  2. Eric SunshineJan 6, 2023
  3. *: fix typos which duplicate a wordAndrei Rybak, Jan 7, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2023
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2023

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