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Re: Driver injection disk debconf templates in D-I



Justin B Rye wrote:
> Extra problem: a media that contains?  Media is a non-countable
> noun, so it takes singular agreement.  Or to avoid making anybody
> worry about that, eliminate the need for agreement by saying:

Whoops, "contains" _is_ third-person singular.  The thing that
sounds so odd about "your OEM has provided media that contains the
drivers" is the combination of mass-noun syntax with count-noun
semantics (compare "this _piece_of_ media contains drivers").

So much for not worrying about it.
-- 
JBR
Never work between meals - Norfolk proverb


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