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author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2007-01-31 20:56:20 +0000 |
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committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2007-01-31 20:56:20 +0000 |
commit | a134ee33794d7066143f5587d9c36bcca62bfc39 (patch) | |
tree | 86772780b602023fbc8f9d7e50fb9d5fa5bd7c3f /doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml | |
parent | 67a1ae9f05f9311768ba0a4819f6b09d449c4294 (diff) | |
download | postgresql-a134ee33794d7066143f5587d9c36bcca62bfc39.tar.gz |
Update documentation on may/can/might:
Standard English uses "may", "can", and "might" in different ways:
may - permission, "You may borrow my rake."
can - ability, "I can lift that log."
might - possibility, "It might rain today."
Unfortunately, in conversational English, their use is often mixed, as
in, "You may use this variable to do X", when in fact, "can" is a better
choice. Similarly, "It may crash" is better stated, "It might crash".
Also update two error messages mentioned in the documenation to match.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml index f5929e4f79..94a3deed6f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml,v 1.52 2006/10/21 23:12:57 tgl Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml,v 1.53 2007/01/31 20:56:16 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="tutorial-advanced"> <title>Advanced Features</title> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SELECT * FROM myview; <para> Making liberal use of views is a key aspect of good SQL database design. Views allow you to encapsulate the details of the - structure of your tables, which may change as your application + structure of your tables, which might change as your application evolves, behind consistent interfaces. </para> @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ COMMIT; <note> <para> Some client libraries issue <command>BEGIN</> and <command>COMMIT</> - commands automatically, so that you may get the effect of transaction + commands automatically, so that you might get the effect of transaction blocks without asking. Check the documentation for the interface you are using. </para> |