From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 243E0C47082 for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 23:52:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0676D613CA for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 23:52:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233918AbhEZXyV (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 May 2021 19:54:21 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:47882 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232270AbhEZXyT (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 May 2021 19:54:19 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-x32d.google.com (mail-ot1-x32d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::32d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2E25C061574 for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 16:52:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ot1-x32d.google.com with SMTP id t10-20020a05683022eab0290304ed8bc759so2697374otc.12 for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 16:52:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=tRQwYVvC8gCg5Ch8qqrZsOwANLY2pKqE1ZnIQ5AfMjY=; b=J0wHvNBs2JOSNtB1vAhSkg0qOhLBOnSrZ1ezXSCNqrNCaXI5ELSALEiq0hBd1HGjvq mhKV5zoK46diJZdKJGirXatA1SsYb2DOjWgXp9UCwVEMwiTBneYbh92nZI4wAW4AfWur zFq++rO75umiUQ1BMcoxhnQFKZsWSOCTLEUlywcSuNfiooePyeEagwTYu08tj5lVN+Ld 1GCnz7sneSyias7aEvquwNPJZT87su9LoEWZQGrX9Sez9E3fNi40VfnIU7rolqcHBYwA +lNrcMPGY1JiyEWmL0Rc8XJiAxnMU0EgkKfpEfD3SDopydKXuXB483NeVAu3jcoR5J52 +HXw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=tRQwYVvC8gCg5Ch8qqrZsOwANLY2pKqE1ZnIQ5AfMjY=; b=rGdrJeed/u8neJmdnYXAJT+8rwAHEQZh3zSgh3BwEXpCntjggFLUx0h8k5/4WQAYFz 9wmF7MVMe2hpkI1LPvQGyK7JG7gmW5XeLmcHGM60RQihsv2eiUDOvqRNJfTrMEmpWHpA OC5kBRDw2alOS8J3ZFzrfpsuhHAD0BjWKWE5NQxJsn3mqyfbqJEUEAGtC89gWqhrtT5F +50zuJZiEZyGkBLFMrYtCEdAJY8UIfpscPezjVG5Rq6Eif4CmLYmKUW3RRKpGRl1sjcG /LuSrSdX5xsQPNlMoag/iqkZFWpNG0HEo8uM8R0qvm7n/Vxbn6CQZ2zLHyk3/xd+Rk+A iskg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530gyxS05YdCzGLlWkxNsd+uxLYcPvJSODXJGrVVuzsc9L6YSHlU Yjc/CdCyiwjlDNGVpF5RoVTv8TwvOkEHXsMWC3U= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyA9uXp7wLW0GtvMrkXCFmmHDHLF0X8lPgpmuSgD62F3DRPvDxbn/UxoP1J6gO4sHki2vKkV3XLlvUIDS3+k/w= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:1d45:: with SMTP id m63mr588489otm.302.1622073166108; Wed, 26 May 2021 16:52:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <63dca3b2-1858-6708-5fb7-5a072b7b62f3@iee.email> In-Reply-To: <63dca3b2-1858-6708-5fb7-5a072b7b62f3@iee.email> From: Varun Varada Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 18:52:34 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect" To: Philip Oakley Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 05:40, Philip Oakley wrote: > > Hi Varun, > > > I've seen the rather extended discussion about word choice. However Can > I suggest an alternative split of the patch? > > If the patch is split between: > 1. Test shells > 2. Code comments > 3. Manual pages > 4. Guides and How to's. > then it should be possible to focus on the precision aspects first, > and only later get into the imprecision of modern colloquial English. > For the manual page changes, having a direct link to a test shell or > code comment change would provide important support to the clarification > of any precision aspects of the changes. I'd be happy to split it, but I'm not sure I follow what you mean by "precision aspects".