Re: master 4c0c9d23ab 1/2: Rewrite the minibuffer lazy highlight feature

[Brian Cully]

Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:

> Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:
>
>> +This function allows to set up the minibuffer so that lazy
>> +highlighting of its content is applied in the original window.
>
> I used to be guilty of this mistake as well, but yesterday I read an
> style guide according to which "allows to" is not correct English.

        It has always struck my (native speaker) ears as odd, but this
construction seems to be gaining prominence within the US.

> It's probably prudent to replace that with "allows you to" or "allows
> users to".

        One may also say “allows setting up the minibuffer”, which I
find the most natural. But any of these choices would be acceptable over
“allows to”, IMHO.

-bjc