Rob Weir wrote on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 07:52:58 -0400: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Daniel Shahaf <d...@daniel.shahaf.name> > wrote: > > Rob Weir wrote on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 20:51:53 -0400: > >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Daniel Shahaf <d...@daniel.shahaf.name> > >> wrote: > >> > Rob Weir wrote on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 19:00:50 -0400: > >> >> Hi Dennis, > >> >> > >> >> If I understand correctly, the practice at Apache would be to remove > >> >> these legacy copyright statements and aggregate them into a single > >> >> NOTICE document. This would be true, even if it says "DO NOT ALTER OR > >> >> REMOVE". I imagine they would even tear off those tags on mattresses. > >> >> > >> > > >> > To whom does the pronoun "they" refer? > >> > > >> > >> Sorry, that is a joke that probably only makes sense in the US. > > > > You did not answer my question. > > > > You could parse "they" as being a nominative third person plural > impersonal. In English, not all pronouns refer to antecedents in the > text. The exceptions are the impersonals.
As long as "they" was not intended to refer to "Apache" I'm happy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
