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RE: [External] : Re: master 4c0c9d23ab 1/2: Rewrite the minibuffer lazy


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: master 4c0c9d23ab 1/2: Rewrite the minibuffer lazy highlight feature
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:14:51 +0000

> >> “allows to”, IMHO.
> >
> > I slightly prefer "allows doing something".  It seems quite normal in
> > English to use "you" to refer to a generic person (as in "apples are
> > good for you"), but this is kinda funny if think about it.
> 
> So rephrased now to the suggested wording.

FWIW -

Generally the simplest, easiest to understand,
and most direct language uses active phrases
like these:

  "You can do XYZ."
  "ABC lets you do XYZ."

In general, you can drop using "enable" and
"allow".  They're use is more verbose and
typically less clear.  Just use "let".

["Enable" can be useful for talking about a
feature/widget, etc.  But then it's about a
person/program etc. enabling something, not
about something enabling a person to do
something.]

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