Re: Typo

From: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: gp0072000(at)gmail(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Typo
Date: 2016-06-07 02:44:02
Message-ID: CAB7nPqQCgqT2ZD3VR7-SicfOQ9UwNjRO4g6+LHAZgRfFe8+_Og@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 4:28 PM, <gp0072000(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/backup-dump.html
> Description:
>
> Before restoring an SQL dump,
>
> Should be
>
> Before restoring a SQL dump,

The source code has a shared opinion on the matter:
$ git grep "a SQL" | wc -l
630
$ git grep "an SQL" | wc -l
238
Based on some past memories of some basic English lessons, this should
be "an" I think, because the S of SQL spells as "esse" :)
--
Michael

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  • Typo at 2016-06-04 07:28:02 from gp0072000

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  • Re: Typo at 2016-06-07 02:56:30 from Tom Lane

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