Simple present tense suggested & Use of "either"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Manual |
Fix Released
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Low
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Jason Cook |
Bug Description
Rev. 788
Ch.1, p. 15 (PDF p. 17)
Types: grammar
The margin note on p. 15 begins:
Many people installing Ubuntu for the first time are currently using either Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS X on their computer.
Firstly, "are currently using" uses the continous present tense, implying the users are using one of those other OSes *right now*. While Wubi means that it's technically true, I believe the intent was that they were using that OS *generally*, in which case the simple present tense "currently use" would be more appropriate.
Secondly, "either" is for a choice of two, but the list it precedes has four items. "Either" should therefore be replaced, for example, with "one of".
Together, this yields:
Many people installing Ubuntu for the first time currently use one of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS X on their computer.
but it would probably be better as:
Many people installing Ubuntu for the first time currently use another operating system on their computer, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS X.
Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
assignee: | nobody → Kevin Godby (godbyk) |
milestone: | none → edition-2 |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
assignee: | Kevin Godby (godbyk) → Jason.Cook599 (jason-cook599) |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |