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From: Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Jiang Xin" <worldhello.net@gmail.com>,
	"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Jean-Noël AVILA" <jn.avila@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark error messages for translation
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:54:25 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1473785665.7329.22.camel@sapo.pt> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqinu13y0x.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

A Seg, 12-09-2016 às 09:04 -0700, Junio C Hamano escreveu:
> Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt> writes:
> 
> > 
> > Lowercase first word of such error messages following the usual
> > style.
> 
> "Change X to lowercase" is fine, but "Lowercase" is not a verb.
> 
> Reword it to "Downcase the first word...", perhaps (not limited to
> this step).

Lowercase is a verb [1] meaning to print or write with a lowercase
letter or letters. Knowing that can the commit message be kept?

[1] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lowercase

  reply	other threads:[~2016-09-13 16:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-09-07 14:49 [PATCH 01/13] i18n: apply: mark plural string for translation Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 02/13] i18n: apply: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 03/13] i18n: apply: mark info " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 04/13] i18n: blame: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-10  9:41   ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2016-09-12 15:40     ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 05/13] i18n: branch: mark option description " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 06/13] i18n: config: mark error message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 07/13] i18n: merge-recursive: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-09 19:23   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 08/13] i18n: merge-recursive: mark verbose message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 09/13] i18n: notes: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 10/13] notes: lowercase first word of error messages Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 11/13] i18n: receive-pack: mark messages for translation Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 12/13] i18n: show-branch: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 13/13] i18n: update-index: mark warning " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-07 14:49 ` [PATCH 13/13] i18n: update-index: mark warnings " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-08 20:45 ` [PATCH 01/13] i18n: apply: mark plural string " Junio C Hamano
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 01/14] " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 02/14] i18n: apply: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 03/14] i18n: apply: mark info " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 04/14] i18n: blame: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 05/14] i18n: branch: mark option description " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 06/14] i18n: config: mark error message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 07/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:47   ` Jean-Noël Avila
2016-09-12 17:01     ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-12 16:04   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-13 16:54     ` Vasco Almeida [this message]
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 08/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark verbose message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 09/14] i18n: notes: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 12:23   ` Jean-Noël Avila
2016-09-13 16:35     ` Vasco Almeida
2016-09-13 20:23       ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2016-09-13 22:01         ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 10/14] notes: lowercase first word of error messages Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:29 ` [PATCH v2 11/14] i18n: receive-pack: mark messages for translation Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:30 ` [PATCH v2 12/14] i18n: show-branch: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 12:12   ` Jean-Noël Avila
2016-09-12 17:02     ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-12 17:19       ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2016-09-12 20:46         ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-12 11:30 ` [PATCH v2 13/14] i18n: update-index: mark warnings " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-12 11:30 ` [PATCH v2 14/14] i18n: show-branch: mark plural strings " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:58 ` [PATCH v3 01/14] i18n: apply: mark plural string " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:58 ` [PATCH v3 02/14] i18n: apply: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:58 ` [PATCH v3 03/14] i18n: apply: mark info " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:58 ` [PATCH v3 04/14] i18n: blame: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 20:14   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-15 14:58 ` [PATCH v3 05/14] i18n: branch: mark option description " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 06/14] i18n: config: mark error message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 07/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 08/14] i18n: merge-recursive: mark verbose message " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 09/14] i18n: notes: mark error messages " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 10/14] notes: lowercase first word of error messages Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 11/14] i18n: receive-pack: mark messages for translation Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 12/14] i18n: show-branch: mark error " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 13/14] i18n: show-branch: mark plural strings " Vasco Almeida
2016-09-15 20:19   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-09-15 14:59 ` [PATCH v3 14/14] i18n: update-index: mark warnings " Vasco Almeida

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