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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2007-01-31 20:56:20 +0000
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2007-01-31 20:56:20 +0000
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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.
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@@ -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>