Re: Ambiguous usage of 'any' in explanation - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Ambiguous usage of 'any' in explanation
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Msg-id 20181015163220.GA18438@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Ambiguous usage of 'any' in explanation  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Ambiguous usage of 'any' in explanation  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 11:00:18PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Saturday, October 13, 2018, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 
>     On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 12:25:38PM +0300, KES wrote:
>     > >or NULL if any of the comparisons result in unknown
>     > result in unknown??
> 
>     Well, SQL has a three-valued logic, and UNKOWN values are treated like
>     NULL.  For me they have always been the same, and I would like to avoid
>     "unknown" in this context, if possible.
> 
> 
> 
> I was just trying to avoid using the word null twice in the same sentence but
> it’s not a strong aversion.

I am thinking of applying my earlier patch and calling it done.

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