Changeset 54866 for trunk/src/wp-mail.php

Timestamp:

11/23/2022 03:41:39 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

SergeyBiryukov

Message:

Docs: Revise comments using “we” in WordPress root directory files.

This updates some inline comments to better match the guidelines and recommendations set forth in the make/core and make/docs handbooks:

In general, use second person in your documentation. Second person depicts a friendly tone, with a perfect focus on the reader. In addition to this, directly addressing the reader helps avoid passive voice; thereby preventing unwanted confusion.
...
the word “we” should be avoided (...) unless its made very clear which group is speaking.

Includes:

• Replacing first-person usage of "we" with second person point of view.
• Making small clarification adjustments where the voice is much too casual or lacks clear context, especially for non-native English speakers.

References:

• ​Style Guide: Grammatical person
• ​Handbooks & HelpHub Style and Formatting Guide
• ​Post & Comment Guidelines: Style and Substance

Follow-up to [2176], [3430], [4676], [6009], [7991], [12688], [12762], [26008], [28978], [44488], [44962], [51979], [53131], [53132], [53156], [53131], [54200].

Props ironprogrammer, costdev, jorbin, SergeyBiryukov.
See #57052.

File:

• trunk/src/wp-mail.php (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/wp-mail.php

@@ -232 +232 @@
         }
 
-        // We couldn't post, for whatever reason. Better move forward to the next email.
+        // The post wasn't inserted or updated, for whatever reason. Better move forward to the next email.
         if ( empty( $post_ID ) ) {
                 continue;