On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:29:38 -0600, Archaic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In section 1.1, How to Build an LFS System, the following sounds (at >> least to my ears) grammatically odd: "While this may initially seem like >> a lot of work to isolate the new system from the host distribution, a >> full technical explanation is provided at the beginning of Chapter 5." >> I'd suggest something along the lines of "This may initially seem like a >> lot of work to isolate the new system from the host distribution; a full >> technical explanation is provided at the beginning of Chapter 5." > >The first clause begins a long prepositional phrase. The comma is >correct. However, other wording considerations are welcome. "a lot of work" more succinctly: "excessive work" Perhaps this: All this work to isolate the new system from the host distribution may seem excessive, but a full technical explanation is provided at the beginning of Chapter 5. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
