Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:16:51 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libarchive archive_write.3 Message-ID: <20040706061651.GB19372@ip.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <40E9C070.9020001@kientzle.com> References: <200407051808.i65I8WhT097397@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040705182214.GA68709@ip.net.ua> <40E9C070.9020001@kientzle.com>
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--1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 01:56:16PM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > >On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 06:08:32PM +0000, Tim Kientzle wrote: > > > > > >: -Note: internally, the callbacks are invoked by the compression layer. > >: +Note: Internally, the callbacks are invoked by the compression layer. > > > >Is it acceptable in English, to start a new sentence after a colon? >=20 > Yes, it is. A colon can be used as a "weak period" > to indicate a close relationship between two otherwise > separate sentences. >=20 > I just skimmed a couple of grammar references I > have sitting around and found that the detailed rules > for when you capitalize after a colon are fairly subtle. > Rather than get into a pointless grammatical bikeshed, > I've reworded this to eliminate the colon entirely. >=20 It's not a bikeshed, I'm always willing to learn when you've got something to teach. ;) Thanks for the information! Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer --1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFA6kPTqRfpzJluFF4RAhfOAKCBne9X9Kbc6A9byI/r4+mVItOB1gCeM76V P2YL2dH8D5A7L4FFDfm2kvo= =5My1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY--
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