linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: fix "it's" typos

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Message-ID: <a030b9b2-d94f-ed62-60bf-cc629da3e944@opensource.wdc.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:17:23 +0900
From:   Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
To:     Diego Viola <diego.viola@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: fix "it's" typos

On 3/23/22 16:24, Diego Viola wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:53 AM Damien Le Moal
> <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 3/23/22 14:52, Diego Viola wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM Damien Le Moal
>>> <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 3/23/22 14:40, Diego Viola wrote:
>>>>> Use the contraction "it's" instead of the possessive form "its".
>>>>
>>>> Well, while at it, let's use proper formal written English, so:
>>>> s/it's/it is
>>>> s/isn't/is not
>>>
>>> Fine with me, do you want me to send you another patch with those changes?
>>
>> Yes please.
> 
> I sent a v2 patch changing those things you pointed out, however, the
> whole comment[0] looks informal "But wait.. there's more" and I don't
> think replacing "it's" with "it is" achieves a lot in this case.

:)

Indeed. Do you want it in or can I drop it ?

> 
> [0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/libata-core.c#n1399
> 
> Diego


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Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research