Re: Re: cvs: php-src(PHP_5_3) / NEWS
| From: | Marcus Boerger | Date: | Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:04:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: cvs: php-src(PHP_5_3) / NEWS | ||
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Hello Greg,
Monday, August 4, 2008, 10:37:23 PM, you wrote:
> Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>> Jani Taskinen wrote:
>>> -- Changed PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions to always be enabled.
>>> (Marcus)
>>> +- Changed PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions to be always enabled.
>>> (Marcus)
>>
>> That was amazingly pedantic, even for you Jani. Captain Kirk blasted
>> away the split infinitive rule when he decided "to boldly go" where no
>> man had gone before. The rule was actually outdated years before Star
>> Trek. You can read all about it at
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive
>>
>> As far as I am concerned, Marcus' split infinitive version of that
>> sentence sounds less awkward.
> "- Always enable PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions (Marcus)"
> or
> "- Prevent disabling of PCRE, Reflection and SPL extensions (Marcus)"
> Use the active voice, Luke ;)
Doesned work as the NEWS file has to be passive starting with one of the
following verbs: Added, Removed, Changed, Updated, Replaced.
Best regards,
Marcus