Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:13:18 -0600 (MDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] More pedantry. |
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Mike Harrold wrote:
> > > > > - * None of the E1AP-E3AP erratas are visible to the user. > > > + * None of the E1AP-E3AP errata are visible to the user. > > > > If you want real pedantry, I think you mean: > > > > > + * None of the E1AP-E3AP errata is visible to the user. > > > > ('none' is singular - read 'not one') > > > > ... several times within this patch. > > No, he was right the first time. Errata is plural. Erratum is the > singular.
Except for the fact that "none" is the subject of "be", not "errata" and that "none" is singular as far as verbs are concerned.
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