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Bug 793202 - Strange grammar in translatable string
Strange grammar in translatable string
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: dconf-editor
Classification: Other
Component: general
git master
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: dconf-editor maintainer(s)
dconf-editor maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2018-02-05 22:37 UTC by Anders Jonsson
Modified: 2019-02-21 20:31 UTC
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Description Anders Jonsson 2018-02-05 22:37:18 UTC 
Hi,
in editor/browser-view.vala is the string
"This key properties have changed".  This sounds like strange grammar to me.

Here it is unclear to me what the correct meaning should be, I guess it could be either "This key's properties have changed." or "This key property has changed."
Comment 1 Arnaud B. 2018-02-06 06:43:56 UTC 
Thanks for reporting the bug. :) Let’s go with “This key’s properties have changed.” I’ve never been good for understanding when the “’s” is needed in English; for example, just before, there’s a “This folder content has changed,” should I add one there also? I feel I should not, but I cannot explain why…