Re: Fix typos - "an" instead of "a"

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Fix typos - "an" instead of "a"
Date: 2021-12-09 00:36:52
Message-ID: CAHut+PsqE8YNnKYG=kAc8m0oGwnUgKf16h_6m04Kg=TDUssDqQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 11:12 AM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 07:30:48AM +1100, Peter Smith wrote:
> > Some regex exposed a bunch of typos scattered across PG comments and docs.
> >
> > They are all of the "uses-an-instead-of-a" (or vice versa) variety.
> >
> > PSA a small patch to fix them.
>
> Good catches.
>
> - # safe: cross compilers may not add the suffix if given an `-o'
> + # safe: cross compilers may not add the suffix if given a `-o'
> # argument, so we may need to know it at that point already.
> On this one, I think that you are right, and I can see that this is
> the most common practice (aka grep --oids). But my brain also tells
> me that this is not completely wrong either. Thoughts?

Personally. I read "-o" as "dash oh" and so the "a" instead of "an"
seemed right for me.

YMMV.

(But it is not worth spending more than 30 seconds debating on this so
I really don't care whatever is decided)

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith
Fujitsu Australia

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