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
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