Opened 15 years ago
Closed 15 years ago
#7176 closed enhancement (fixed)
Grammar in Gears Enabled Dialog
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Milestone: | 2.7 | Priority: | low |
Severity: | minor | Version: | 2.6 |
Component: | Administration | Keywords: | has-patch |
Focuses: | Cc: |
Description
In the Gears enabled and installed dialog box, I believe that browser
in this line, should be possessive (genitive?):
You can disable it from your browser Tools menu.
I also think that this line:
If there are any errors, try disabling Gears, then reload the page and enable it again.
Feels awkward, and I suggest this:
`If there are any errors, try disabling Gears, reloading the page and re-enabling Gears.
Attachments (7)
Change History (21)
#3
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15 years ago
Updated the patch to use single-quotes instead of double-quotes, since the "nicer" apostrophe doesn't need them.
#5
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15 years ago
- Milestone changed from 2.6 to 2.7
- Priority changed from normal to low
- Severity changed from normal to minor
2.6 ship has sailed for non-critical bugs.
#7
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15 years ago
- Keywords needs-patch added; has-patch removed
- Owner changed from anonymous to westi
- Status changed from new to assigned
+1
Patch no longer applies.
Needs updating.
#9
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15 years ago
Comma usage is incorrect in the original and in the proposed correction. The first comma should be removed.
Suggestion :
If there are any errors try disabling Gears, reloading the page, and re-enabling Gears.
Or (if you don't like the Oxford comma) :
If there are any errors try disabling Gears, reloading the page and re-enabling Gears.
But this second one is, IMO, not very clear.
#11
follow-up:
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15 years ago
I like most of the changes, but I'm not sure about
However, if this is a public or shared computer, Gears should not be enabled.
I don't really like the commas there - those could be parenthetical commas, setting off an unessential part of the sentence. Perhaps
However, if this is a public or shared computer Gears should not be enabled.
or even
However, Gears should not be enabled if this is a public or shared computer.
would be better.
Or maybe even
Gears should not, however, be enabled if this is a public or shared computer.
Not sure which is best...
#12
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15 years ago
Replying to caesarsgrunt:
I like most of the changes, but I'm not sure about
However, if this is a public or shared computer, Gears should not be enabled.
I'm not sure, I asked someone I know who's a Writer, and he said it was okay. Although, he also said you could also invert the sentence (your third one). I think I'll go with that. I'll go update the patch now.
Grammar Fixes for Gears Enabled Box