Re: [PATCH] memcmp.3: wfix

[Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>]

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Hi Tom,

On 2/15/23 17:11, Tom Schwindl wrote:
> On Wed Feb 15, 2023 at 4:18 PM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
>> At 2023-02-15T13:07:50+0000, Tom Schwindl wrote:
>>> -On Linux, it may be necessary to implement such a function oneself.
>>> +On Linux, it may be necessary to implement such a function yourself.
>>
>> The existing language is sound.  What is the motivation for the change?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Branden
> 
> From a formal perspective it's probably fine. But as a reader, I think it sounds
> wrong. Or at least strange. That may be because I'm not a native speaker, but
> neither is the majority of the manpage readers.
> I simply think that "yourself" sounds better in this context. That's also the
> reason for this patch. I've read the manpage and hesitated for a short moment
> which, for me, indicates a poor choice of words. A `grep -i -r oneself` also
> only yields a single result, this manpage.

To me, the existing text reads fine.  Maybe it's because in my language
(Spanish), there's a similar expression for oneself, which may not exist
in other languages?

I'd keep it as it, unless I see more similar reports.  Anyway, thanks
for the report!

Cheers,

Alex
> 

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