Another common one might be "cleanup" versus "clean up". :)
The cleanup work has been completed. // used as an adj versus We need to clean up some branches. // used as a verb On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > Thanks for that. > This pleases my inner grammar nazi. :) > > Lucian > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Sent: Friday, 31 July, 2015 06:26:32 > > Subject: Small grammatical point to clarify > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I just checked in a couple changes to messages.properties in master. > > > > One thing I'd like to note is what I changed in > > e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e. > > > > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=blobdiff;f=client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties;h=f81a196cf711d709af6a399a6f5e6d275dd7e951;hp=dcbf6c83a24a4cfd6977659d4f531c64c1786edb;hb=e640e0cf6eb9508f74f9bad59519f7189da7d82e;hpb=c0230273cdbdf2558f4a0802d177bd5757de34fd > > > > In this commit, I changed "Setup" to "Set up" where applicable. > > > > This is not necessarily common knowledge among native English speakers, > but > > words like "Setup" versus "Set up", "Login" versus "Log in", etc. > represent > > the difference between the noun (or adjective) form versus the verb form. > > > > For example: > > > > Your setup is perfect. // "setup" being used in the noun form (similar to > > the word "configuration" here) > > > > Follow the setup instructions. // "setup" being used in the adjective > form > > > > versus > > > > I need to set up my system better. // "set up" being used in the verb > form > > > > Not a big deal. :) Just something I noticed a while ago and finally > > corrected. > > > > The most common one (which I may address later) is "login" versus "log > in". > > > > Talk to you later! > > > > -- > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > o: 303.746.7302 > > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud > > <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™* > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*
