Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com> writes: > Hi Gaius, > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, Gaius Mulley wrote: >> here is a proposed entry describing a new branch m2link containing the >> new scaffold development for modula-2. As the description says it is >> expected that this branch be short lived - terminating once significant >> regression tests pass, > > this looks fine, thank you!
great thanks! >> + branch once a significant number of regression tests pass. It is > > 1/2 nitpick, 1/2 language question (hence including Sandra): > > Should this be "passes" since it relates to "number" (singular), or does > the implied plural allow for the plural in the verb form in English? Or > even require it? interesting - the singular pass I think is correct. One of the many oddities of English and rather counter intuitive as: branch once a significant number of regression tests pass. or branch once the singular foobar regression test passes. :-) are correct. I'm sure there is a formal grammar explanation - but I confess to not knowing this now, > (The patch is fine either way; more of a curious question.) thanks, Gaius
