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ange-ftp.el grammar

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: ange-ftp.el grammar
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:06:37 +0800

/usr/share/emacs/26.3/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el.gz grammar problem:

;; For example: if find-file is given a filename of:
;;
;;   /ange <at> anorman:/tmp/notes
;;
;; then ange-ftp spawns an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
                                               ^s
;; user 'ange', get the file '/tmp/notes' and pop up a buffer containing the
                   ^s                            ^s
;; contents of that file as if it were on the local filesystem.  If ange-ftp
;; needs a password to connect then it reads one in the echo area.

Message #8 received at 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38660: ange-ftp.el grammar
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:28:14 +0100

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> /usr/share/emacs/26.3/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el.gz grammar problem:
>
> ;; For example: if find-file is given a filename of:
> ;;
> ;;   /ange <at> anorman:/tmp/notes
> ;;
> ;; then ange-ftp spawns an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
>                                                ^s
> ;; user 'ange', get the file '/tmp/notes' and pop up a buffer containing the
>                    ^s                            ^s
> ;; contents of that file as if it were on the local filesystem.  If ange-ftp
> ;; needs a password to connect then it reads one in the echo area.

I'm not a native English speaker, but to me it sounds like active
voice. What's wrong with this?

Best regards, Michael.

Message #13 received at 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38660: ange-ftp.el grammar
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:30:00 +0800

>>>>> "MA" == Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

MA> I'm not a native English speaker, but to me it sounds like active
MA> voice. What's wrong with this?

Well all I know is there is
>> ;; then ange-ftp spawns an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
                         ^an "s" here,            ^but not here, etc. Odd.

Message #18 received at 38660-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 38660-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38660: ange-ftp.el grammar
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:36:44 +0100

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> MA> I'm not a native English speaker, but to me it sounds like active
> MA> voice. What's wrong with this?
>
> Well all I know is there is
>>> ;; then ange-ftp spawns an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
>                          ^an "s" here,            ^but not here, etc. Odd.

Hmm, there is a mix of active and passive voice. I've pushed your
proposed changes, closing the bug.

Best regards, Michael.

Message #21 received at 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, 38660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#38660: ange-ftp.el grammar
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:42:20 +0200

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:36:44 +0100
> Cc: 38660-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:
> 
> > MA> I'm not a native English speaker, but to me it sounds like active
> > MA> voice. What's wrong with this?
> >
> > Well all I know is there is
> >>> ;; then ange-ftp spawns an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
> >                          ^an "s" here,            ^but not here, etc. Odd.
> 
> Hmm, there is a mix of active and passive voice.

Not active and passive, but singular and plural.

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