Guy Dalziel schrieb: >> + This package contains math libraries and has useful functions for >> arbitrary precision arithmetic. It is required to build Gcc. > > I disagree which the correction, 'has' feels more singular than 'have' > and therefore I feel that 'have' is correct. However, it would sound > better if it was changed to "This package contains math libraries which > have useful functions for arbitrary precision arithmetic."
i'm not native english speaking, but : the 'and' lets the second part refer to "this package" (singular), the which makes it refering to "libraries" (plural). as the 'usefull functions...' should refer to the libraries, the 'which' construct is probably what my old english teacher would have written... tobias -- ebp gasser, winkel 6, ch-4208 nunningen tel +41 61 793 0099 / fax +41 61 793 0093 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
