Re: [PATCH] Change 'Deltifying objects' to 'Delta compressing objects'

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Jeff King wrote:

On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 08:45:27PM -0400, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

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Recently I was referred to the Grammar Police as the git-pack-objects
progress message 'Deltifying %u objects' is considered to be not
proper English to at least some small but vocal segment of the
English speaking population.  Techncially we are applying delta
compression to these objects at this stage, so the new term is
slightly more acceptable to the Grammar Police but is also just
as correct.

Boo. I _like_ "deltifying". Sure, it's probably not in the dictionary,
but that's how languages change: saying "delta compressing" all the time
will get awkward, so people invent a new word using existing rules to
explain a common phenomenon.

Yet that progress display isn't solely about "delta compressing".  It 
also includes the search for best object match in order to keep the 
smallest delta possible.

I'd like to add my own boo, but since I'm not a native speaker I won't 
argue too much.


Nicolas