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From: Tatsuo Ishii <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Minor document typo
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:11:38 +0900 (JST)
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>> I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
>> necessary). Attached is the patch.
> 
> The existing text looks fine to me.  The other form would use "of a"
> and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".
> 
> "too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
> English-speaking ear.
> 
> There's some discussion in [1] that might be of interest to you.
> 
> David
> 
> [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=sha...

Thank you for the explanation. English is difficult :-)

Just out of a curiosity, is it possible to say "low a wal_level on the
primary"? (just "too" is removed)
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS LLC
English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/
Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp

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