[Tarantool-patches] [PATCH v2 luajit 00/30] Adapt PUC-Rio Lua 5.1 test suite

[Igor Munkin]

Sergey,

On 31.03.21, Sergey Kaplun wrote:
> Igor,
> 
> Thanks for the review!
> 
> On 31.03.21, Igor Munkin wrote:
> > Sergey,
> > 
> > Thanks for the series! I have two global comments for it:
> > * 'LuaJIT:' tag usage looks inconsistent: let's move all of them to the
> >   beginning of the related comments.
> 
> OK, I'll fix it with the new one series version, if you don't mind.

I don't.

> 
> > * Typo: s/LuaJIT's/LuaJIT/g.
> >   E.g. you never say "room's door" or "street's name". If you find the
> >   rule of possessives adjectives usage with inanimate subjects, please,
> >   share it with me.
> 
> According to "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style" by
> Bryan A.  Garner, **POSSESIVES**, **H Inanimate things** section,
> page 262:

OK, I also spent a little time surfing the internet and found one[1]
too. Hence this is the reason why your usage is so unnatural to me: as
you mentioned you're writing with respect to the American dialect, but I
was drilling Murphy a lot when I was younger, so "the old line" is stuck
in my head forever. Therefore, it looks I can't stop you from using the
language the way you want, but please *be consistent*. Good luck with
using the "American Usage" for Lua 5.2 case :)

> 
> | **Inanimate Things**. Possessives of nouns denoting inanimate objects
> | are generally unobjectionable. Indeed, they allow writers to avoid
> | awkward uses of `of` -- e.g.: `the book's title`, `the article's main
> | point`, `the system's hub`, `the envelope's contents`, `the car's
> | price tag`.
> |
> | The old line was that it's better to use an "`of` phrase rather than
> | the `'s` to indicate possession when the possessor is an inanimate
> | object. Write `foot of the bed`, not `the bed's foot`" (Robert C.
> | Whitford & James R. Foster, Concise Dictionary of American and Usage,
> | 1955). `Foot of the bed`, of course, is a SET PHRASE, the example is
> | not a fair one. As a general principle, though, whenever it's not a
> | violation of idiom, the possessive in `'s` is preferable <the hotel's
> | front entrance> - <the earth's surface>.
> |
> | But such possessives can be overdone for example, avoid using the
> | possessive form of a year -- e.g.: "Mr. Rogers, 41, took the show by
> | storm in 1993 winning 28 blue ribbons and the Show Sweepstakes with a
> | total of 1,120 points (which really upped the ante: `1992's winner`
> | [read `the 1992 winner`] scored only 387 points" (N. Y. Times).
> 
> > * You use "PUC-Lua", "PUC Lua" and just "PUC" or "Lua" in commit
> >   subjects. Let's choose the single way referencing this Lua language
> >   implementation (and the corresponding test suite).
> 
> Let's use "PUC" phrase everywhere, if you don't mind --
> "test:" prefix of commit message defines belonging to the test suite.

I don't, but formally it's PUC-Rio.

> 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Best regards,
> > IM
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Sergey Kaplun


[1]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/possession-john-s-car-a-friend-of-mine

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Best regards,
IM