Opened 11 years ago
Closed 11 years ago
#25210 closed defect (bug) (fixed)
Small Grammar Error in options-permalink.php
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| Milestone: | 3.7 | Priority: | normal |
| Severity: | trivial | Version: | 1.5 |
| Component: | Administration | Keywords: | has-patch commit |
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Description
Options-permalink.php contains a sentence that needs a semicolon and a comma wrapped around the word "however."
By default WordPress uses web URLs which have question marks and lots of numbers in them, however WordPress offers you the ability to create a custom URL structure for your permalinks and archives.
Should be
By default WordPress uses web URLs which have question marks and lots of numbers in them; however, WordPress offers you the ability to create a custom URL structure for your permalinks and archives.
A good summary of the proper uses of "however" and semicolons can be found here. It looks like this error has been in place since 2004 ([1664]).
In short, the semicolon is needed in addition to the comma to help bridge the two clauses of the sentence.
Add the needed semicolon and move the comma after the "however"