Re: Missing word

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/ddl-partitioning.html
> Description:
>
> In the paragraph:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-partitioning.
> html#DDL-PARTITIONING-DECLARATIVE-MAINTENANCE,
> sentence "Another option that is often preferable is to remove the
> partition
> from the partitioned table but retain access to it as a table in its own
> right." there is missing "not" word. Correct form of this sentence should
> be: Another option that is often preferable is to not remove the partition
> from the partitioned table but retain access to it as a table in its own
> right.
>

The existing wording is correct. The fact it immediately precedes a detach
partition command example should make this abundantly clear. Though adding
“not” as you’ve done doesn’t make any sense regardless - it is a
self-contradiction to both be a partition and independent (on its own
right).

David J.