cvs commit: www/en about.sgml

[Ceri Davies]

On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 10:01:25PM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20061107222022.GI83597 at submonkey.net>
>             Ceri Davies <ceri at submonkey.net> writes:
> : On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 05:00:26PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> : > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:16, Daniel Gerzo wrote:
> : > > Hello,
> : > > 
> : > > Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 8:54:23 PM, you wrote:
> : > > 
> : > > > [ Not a native speaker ]
> : > > 
> : > > > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 19:55, Ceri Davies wrote:
> : > > >> On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 04:54:31PM +0000, Daniel Gerzo wrote:
> : > > >> > danger      2006-11-07 16:54:31 UTC
> : > > >> >
> : > > >> >   FreeBSD doc repository
> : > > >> >
> : > > >> >   Modified files:
> : > > >> >     en                   about.sgml
> : > > >> >   Log:
> : > > >> >   - improve grammar
> : > > >> >
> : > > >> > | @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
> : > > >> > |                   including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic 
> : > tape,
> : > > >> > |                   an MS-DOS&reg; partition, or if you have a network
> : > > >> > |                   connection, you can install it <i>directly</i> over
> : > > >> > | -                 anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is
> : > > >> > | +                 anonymous FTP or NFS.  All you need are
> : > > >> > |                   <a
> : > > >> > |                    
> : > > >> > | href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">these
> : > > >> > | directions</a>.</p>
> : > > >>
> : > > >> This change isn't correct - "these directions" is the object of this
> : > > >> sentence and the verb "is" should agree with the subject "all you
> : > > >> need", which is singular.
> : > > 
> : > > > I was confused by this, can you tell me if the following sounds right?
> : > > 
> : > > I'm confused too, it sounds with "are" better to me, but I might be
> : > > wrong. English fluents around, please step up and tell us what's the
> : > > correct form of this sentence?
> : > 
> : > Hmm, I think 'are' is correct.  Compare these two sentences:
> : > 
> : > These directions are all you need.
> : > 
> : > These directions is all you need.
> : 
> : Those two sentences invert the subject and object.
> 
> "These directions" is the subject.  Actually, "directions" is the
> subject, and "These" is an adjective that modifies the subject
> specifying which "directions".

I agree.  That's what I said.

> : You're making the same mistake as Daniel.  The CMS is very clear on
> : this.
> 
> No he isn't.  He is correct.  The verb must agree with the number.

That's what I said too.  The original sentence was somewhat different.

Ceri
-- 
That must be wonderful!  I don't understand it at all.
                                                  -- Moliere
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