Re: [PATCH] memcmp.3: wfix

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On Wed Feb 15, 2023 at 4:18 PM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2023-02-15T13:07:50+0000, Tom Schwindl wrote:
> > -On Linux, it may be necessary to implement such a function oneself.
> > +On Linux, it may be necessary to implement such a function yourself.
>
> The existing language is sound.  What is the motivation for the change?
>
> Regards,
> Branden

>From a formal perspective it's probably fine. But as a reader, I think it sounds
wrong. Or at least strange. That may be because I'm not a native speaker, but
neither is the majority of the manpage readers.
I simply think that "yourself" sounds better in this context. That's also the
reason for this patch. I've read the manpage and hesitated for a short moment
which, for me, indicates a poor choice of words. A `grep -i -r oneself` also
only yields a single result, this manpage.

-- 
Best Regards,
Tom Schwindl




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