From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: James Coleman <jtc331@gmail.com>
Cc: Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Cc: PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Cc: Alexander Korotkov <a.korotkov@postgrespro.ru>
Subject: Re: doc review for v13
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:59:05 -0400
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James Coleman <jtc331@gmail.com> writes:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 12:13 PM Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com> wrote:
>> I think my text is correct. This would *also* be correct:
>> | If any <literal>CHECK</literal> constraint on the table being
>> | attached is marked <literal>NO INHERIT</literal>, the command will fail;
>> But not the hybrid: "If any OF THE .. is .."
> "any of the...are" sounds more natural to my ears,
Yeah, I think the same. If you want to argue grammar, I'd point
out that the "any" could refer to several of the constraints,
making it correct to use the plural verb. The alternative that
Justin mentions could be written as "If any one constraint is ...",
which is correct in that form; but the plural way seems less stilted.
regards, tom lane
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