From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACD9C1F667 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:21:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752351AbdHUIV2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:21:28 -0400 Received: from mail-ua0-f176.google.com ([209.85.217.176]:33388 "EHLO mail-ua0-f176.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751696AbdHUIV1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:21:27 -0400 Received: by mail-ua0-f176.google.com with SMTP id q40so5839069uag.0 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:21:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=12PKr5tLAlrZV9r5NQqn3RlJ7iGtlIMw8303fHnIQzc=; b=syNeVgH6jFcUcSviUkj8w9MhdsSu/jNxT0i6WyiAd7JxDAotFNOb+dp/jC/YIdC7+c 0pqu/72rVulaJeQ0Zoi9Z0lumIyDo48cHHYNn+QlHW2P0zRr/47tdRyPbwfJzP5z+zJk UqT57Vgn5S1bsw7uSzxnN6OJwpuCioArT/3CbHtz8QkmC1kEdHVvfUh8JKpW/ypAxGkS f9dnYQxnqh7texmFvx94ZFHgFPQlCogZB41cc6r6Ox381KX9IWsgwyqyPh3kr32AHERz +9CaRt2t/QtAtKPeZRwpyaYPd4c4bTQLLGNj978TqL/RHQPR3oaFjY5phM+w4cpRjTuF MT9Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=12PKr5tLAlrZV9r5NQqn3RlJ7iGtlIMw8303fHnIQzc=; b=dsSoxoDufOFJnpLYj2bgXjEQWNEorCWBBYrzXALR2emdL6+PK+mbGiKANmQ/YVvhHq ECbhDhRLIo1SH6iPn2ULYElNEtqT0NEWqJfGKUI7BQO7/WF0ToduTtJfyMJrWHOT0Y0V qSHzSNtZaI6WMtbp5oYjcXwzeCKBhzY8wWJxb4ynKM2/J/wU6wdKGHSPUfkIv0x0DbeO cf2jqJfrEGTc7uGVAEz5z3dfd6DZrfpckFbN7o3nlw6yoOGZ0DPdjuhynVW0k/6hoMuu /NHMN9oj30wj6znVMJGnGAt/q7NPiVXNb2eVOVjUCXh7bs9t1K5DZpGPxL/16UnpTKXP sA3w== X-Gm-Message-State: AHYfb5gcyKpHleGgO7NH5YJJo4jKdAfli+pz7MOh9939kuphJ5VUPTMX BoJeX8j1WUBUjBXBOZPK1sdWUjGEvm0Smm8= X-Received: by 10.159.40.5 with SMTP id c5mr7474300uac.11.1503303686359; Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:21:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.111.68 with HTTP; Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:21:25 -0700 (PDT) From: STEVEN WHITE Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:21:25 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: "Your branch is up-to-date ..." is incorrect English grammar To: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Either of these two options is CORRECT: =E2=80=9CYour branch is up to date =E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CYou have an up-to-date branch =E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D But =E2=80=9Cyour branch is up-to-date=E2=80=9D is INCORRECT. And, because = it=E2=80=99s incorrect, it conveys an odd and unsettling experience to native English speakers whenever they read it. If you=E2=80=99re curious, you can find plenty of discussion of this point = of grammar. Here=E2=80=99s just one example: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/180611/do-i-keep-myself-up-to-d= ate-or-up-to-date-on-something. Regards, Steve