linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: management-style: Correct "know" past participle

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Message-ID: <875xeaaz0o.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:22:31 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>, Linux Kernel Mailing List
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Linux Documentation
 <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, Linux Kernel Workflows
 <workflows@...r.kernel.org>, Fox Foster <fox@...dis.ed.ac.uk>, Federico
 Vaga <federico.vaga@...a.pv.it>, Jonathan Neuschäfer
 <j.neuschaefer@....net>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: management-style: Correct "know" past
 participle

Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org> writes:

> I do believe this is a clear indicator that the whole sentence needs to be
> reworded:
>
>     ... if somebody tells you to "choose (a) or (b), we really need you to
>     decide on this," you're in trouble as a manager. The people you manage
>     most likely know the details better than you, so if they come to you for
>     a technical decision, ...
>
> This change would detract from the... unique... style of this document, but
> would hopefully be less confusing to non-native speakers.

There has been talk in some circles about trying to update this
... unique ... style to more contemporary standards.  Maybe it's time to
see if that can be given a bit of encouragement.

Thanks,

jon