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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:48:44 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@attbi.com>
Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG>, doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: issues with fdp-primer book
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On 16 Dec 2002, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:

> > > > +      PostScript or PDF output require that TeX is installed.</para>
> > >
> > > ...require that TeX be installed.
> > 
> > I'm not sure about this one.  Is it wrong with "is"?  I need to reread
> > my articles on English grammar it seems :)
> 
> I suspect that using "is" is a common practice in writing and acceptable
> to most readers, at least by all but the few who know grammar well, and
> I suspect it is more common than "be" in spoken English.  I happen to
> agree that "be" sounds more proper, but I've studied grammar little.

The FDP primer warns about unnecessary repetition: don't say "the ls
command", say "ls".  So... why not just make this:

"PostScript and PDF output require TeX."
 
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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