On 1/4/22 06:42, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> On 04.01.22 13:16, Lukas Bulwahn wrote: >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 3:23 PM Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> +Try to fix regressions quickly once the culprit got identified. Fixes for most >>> >>> s/got/gets/ --- at least, that is what the gmail grammar spelling suggests :) >> >> Hmm, LanguageTool didn't complain. Not totally sure, maybe both >> approaches are okay. But the variant suggested by the gmail checker >> might be the better one. > > So we're deeply into nit territory, but "gets" would be the correct > tense there. Even better, though, is to avoid using "to get" in this > way at all. I'm informed that "to get" is one of the hardest verbs for > non-native speakers, well, to get, so I try to avoid it in my own > writing. "once the culprit is identified" or "has been identified" > would both be good here. Agreed. Any uses of the verb get/got are best avoided. -- ~Randy
