From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
To: "brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: use "currently" for the present time
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:33:58 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.21.2001201633240.8488@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200120212156.4109999-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020, brian m. carlson wrote:
> In many languages, the adverb with the root "actual" means "at the
> present time." However, this usage is considered dated or even archaic
> in English, and for referring to events occurring at the present time,
> we usually prefer "currently" or "presently". "Actually" is commonly
> used in modern English only for the meaning of "in fact" or to express a
> contrast with what is expected.
... snip ...
as someone who is constantly being sheldon cooper-level pedantic, i
totally agree with this sentiment.
rday
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-01-20 22:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-01-20 21:21 [PATCH] docs: use "currently" for the present time brian m. carlson
2020-01-20 21:33 ` Robert P. J. Day [this message]
2020-01-20 21:53 ` brian m. carlson
2020-01-21 18:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-01-21 19:10 ` Philip Oakley
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