On 5/16/19 7:32 PM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 05:11:37PM +0300, Liudmila Mantrova wrote:
>> I have noticed imperfect grammar in a couple of sgml files, please consider
>> a small patch (attached).
>
> Thanks, Liudmila for caring about such matters.
>
>> <para>
>> - Transaction which last more than <replaceable>limit</replaceable> milliseconds
>> + Transactions that last more than <replaceable>limit</replaceable> milliseconds
>> are counted and reported separately, as <firstterm>late</firstterm>.
>> </para>
>
> I don't see much of a difference between "which" or "that" in this
> context, and you are right about the plural for "Transactions". Any
> native English speaker around or anybody with an extra opinion?
>
>> <para>
>> Of the two operator classes for type <type>point</type>,
>> <literal>quad_point_ops</literal> is the default. <literal>kd_point_ops</literal>
>> - supports the same operators but uses a different index data structure which
>> + supports the same operators but uses a different index data structure that
>> may offer better performance in some applications.
>> </para>
>
> Same here.
Technically it should be "that" - often you say "which" when one is
speaking, but in writing, in the above cases, "that" is grammatically
correct.
Thanks,
Jonathan