# [PATCH] git-svn: don't confuse editors with an apostrophe

2 messages from 2011-03-31 to 2011-03-31. Participants: Carlos Martín Nieto, Eric Wong.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26947

## Carlos Martín Nieto, 2011-03-31 15:02

Subject: [PATCH] git-svn: don't confuse editors with an apostrophe
Message-ID: <1301583753-2688-1-git-send-email-cmn@elego.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1301583753-2688-1-git-send-email-cmn%40elego.de

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The quotation mark serving as an apostrophe confuses editors and they
think a large part of the rest of the file is a string. Change
"you're" to "you are" to avoid this.

Signed-off-by: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
---
 git-svn.perl |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index a5857c1..fe28f6a 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Usage: git svn <command> [options] [arguments]\n
 	}
 	print $fd <<"";
 \nGIT_SVN_ID may be set in the environment or via the --id/-i switch to an
-arbitrary identifier if you're tracking multiple SVN branches/repositories in
+arbitrary identifier if you are tracking multiple SVN branches/repositories in
 one git repository and want to keep them separate.  See git-svn(1) for more
 information.
 
-- 
1.7.4.1

```

## Eric Wong, 2011-03-31 22:59

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-svn: don't confuse editors with an apostrophe
Message-ID: <20110331225904.GA12265@dcvr.yhbt.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20110331225904.GA12265%40dcvr.yhbt.net
In-Reply-To: <1301583753-2688-1-git-send-email-cmn@elego.de>

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Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de> wrote:
> The quotation mark serving as an apostrophe confuses editors and they
> think a large part of the rest of the file is a string. Change
> "you're" to "you are" to avoid this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>

Looks reasonable.  Avoiding contractions may make life easier for folks
less familiar with English overall

Acked-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>

Thanks!

```