GNU bug report logs - #12888
24.3.50; (minor) grammar fix for (elisp) `Syntactic Font Lock'

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50; (minor) grammar fix for (elisp) `Syntactic Font Lock'
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:37:20 -0800

Correct this sentence, which is not grammatical:
 
 If the value of this variable is non-`nil', Font Lock does not do
 syntactic fontification, only search-based fontification based on
 `font-lock-keywords'.
 
One possible correction:
 
 If the value of this variable is non-`nil', Font Lock does not do
 syntactic fontification; it does only search-based fontification based
 on `font-lock-keywords'.
 
Also (not bad grammar, but ambiguous), please change "it" to the
variable name or to "the value", here (in several places):
 
 "It is normally set by Font Lock mode..."

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2012-11-05 on MS-W7-DANI
Bzr revision: 110809 lekktu <at> gmail.com-20121105172930-a5gn0bwi4lndchhw
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -I../../libs/libXpm-3.5.10/include -I../../libs/libXpm-3.5.10/src
 -I../../libs/libpng-1.2.37-lib/include -I../../libs/zlib-1.2.5
 -I../../libs/giflib-4.1.4-1-lib/include
 -I../../libs/jpeg-6b-4-lib/include
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Message #8 received at 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12888: 24.3.50;
	(minor) grammar fix for (elisp) `Syntactic Font Lock'
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:45:46 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Correct this sentence, which is not grammatical:
>  
>  If the value of this variable is non-`nil', Font Lock does not do
>  syntactic fontification, only search-based fontification based on
>  `font-lock-keywords'.

The sentence is grammatical.

Message #13 received at 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Chong Yidong'" <cyd <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#12888: 24.3.50;
	(minor) grammar fix for (elisp) `Syntactic Font Lock'
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:22:57 -0800

> > Correct this sentence, which is not grammatical:
> >  
> >  If the value of this variable is non-`nil', Font Lock does not do
> >  syntactic fontification, only search-based fontification based on
> >  `font-lock-keywords'.
> 
> The sentence is grammatical.

No, sorry; it is not.  Here is one possible fix, in case you are interested in
improvement and can get beyond being defensive:

If the value of this variable is non-`nil', Font Lock does not do
syntactic fontification; it does only search-based fontification based on
`font-lock-keywords'.

But as the subject line suggests, grammar here is a minor consideration.  The
meaning is clear enough, even if the grammar is not correct.  Not a big deal.
HTH.

Message #16 received at 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12888: 24.3.50;
	(minor) grammar fix for (elisp) `Syntactic Font Lock'
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:10:35 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> The sentence is grammatical.
>
> No, sorry; it is not.

You are, sadly, incorrect.  Closing the bug.

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