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 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0212161646330.52013-100000@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <7lof7lhirh.f7l@localhost.localdomain>
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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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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