As another native English speaker (USA) I do find the phrasing a little
odd. But I don't find that the proposals make much improvement. The
phrase "getting ready to work" is kind of awkward and probably wordier
than necessary.
Maybe there's a way to re-think it, turn it around or something. Maybe
something as simple as "Jenkins is starting". I'm not sure that the
"Please wait while" really provides value. Other possible word choices
instead of "starting" include "loading" and "launching" but I think
"starting" is simplest and works best.
Jeff Thompson
On 12/31/19 7:25 PM, Richard Bywater wrote:
From my native (New Zealand) English speaking perspective the way its
worded currently seems to sound right and the alternate (gets) version
seems not quite right - the wonders of English :)
Personally, using
https://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english-verb-get.html and
https://www.englishgrammar.org/simple-present-present-continuous-tense-differences/ as
a reference, I think that "is getting" is probably the more correct
term for its current use.
Having said that though, I'm not overly fussed with which is being used :)
Richard.
On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 at 11:32, Jamie Jackson <jamieja...@gmail.com
<mailto:jamieja...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Warning: Opinions Follow! :)
I wouldn't bring this up if the message were anywhere else but I
find myself staring at the Jenkins startup screen more than I
would like. It is also probably the first thing any new Jenkins
user sees.
Currently, the message <#m_-7620564545364750833_L54]> reads:
Please wait while Jenkins is getting ready to work
It's hard to explain why, but from my perspective as a native
(American) English speaker, that strikes me as incorrect at worst,
or slightly awkward at best. The word, "while," makes the
present-continuous form, "is getting," seem strange.
This works better (present-simple form):
Please wait while Jenkins gets ready to work
The following may be even better (albeit only slightly) than the
above, since it's less redundant. (Note: I care less about this
change.)
Please wait while Jenkins gets ready
I'm interested to know what others think.
Thanks,
Jamie
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