Re: Minor document typo - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Rowley
Subject Re: Minor document typo
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Msg-id CAApHDvpTK2d9djSWBAQ0fGzt=7_t_SzWC5AK5evQUXOaebQ8Dw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Minor document typo  (Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp>)
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On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 23:17, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:
>        Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
>        canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
>        on the primary
>
> I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
> necessary). Attached is the patch.

The existing text looks fine to me.  The other form would use "of a"
and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".

"too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
English-speaking ear.

There's some discussion in [1] that might be of interest to you.

David

[1]
https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&ref_source=link



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