Minor document typo

Started by Tatsuo Ishiiover 1 year ago4 messages
#1Tatsuo Ishii
ishii@sraoss.co.jp
1 attachment(s)

Hi,

doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml seems to have a minor typo:

In pg_stat_database_conflicts section (around line 3621) we have:

<para>
Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
on the primary
</para></entry>

I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
necessary). Attached is the patch.

Best reagards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS LLC
English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/
Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp

Attachments:

monitoring.patchtext/x-patch; charset=us-asciiDownload
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 053da8d6e4..56e79b1304 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@ description | Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach durable storage
       </para>
       <para>
        Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
-       canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
+       canceled due to old snapshots or too low <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
        on the primary
       </para></entry>
      </row>
#2David Rowley
dgrowleyml@gmail.com
In reply to: Tatsuo Ishii (#1)
Re: Minor document typo

On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 23:17, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:

Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
on the primary

I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
necessary). Attached is the patch.

The existing text looks fine to me. The other form would use "of a"
and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".

"too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
English-speaking ear.

There's some discussion in [1]https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&amp;ref_source=link that might be of interest to you.

David

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&amp;ref_source=link

#3Tatsuo Ishii
ishii@sraoss.co.jp
In reply to: David Rowley (#2)
Re: Minor document typo

I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
necessary). Attached is the patch.

The existing text looks fine to me. The other form would use "of a"
and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".

"too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
English-speaking ear.

There's some discussion in [1] that might be of interest to you.

David

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&amp;ref_source=link

Thank you for the explanation. English is difficult :-)

Just out of a curiosity, is it possible to say "low a wal_level on the
primary"? (just "too" is removed)
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS LLC
English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/
Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp

#4David Rowley
dgrowleyml@gmail.com
In reply to: Tatsuo Ishii (#3)
Re: Minor document typo

On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 at 00:11, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:

Just out of a curiosity, is it possible to say "low a wal_level on the
primary"? (just "too" is removed)

Prefixing the adjective with "too" means it's beyond the acceptable
range. "This coffee is too hot".

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/too

David