PHP: fix ambiguous wording in eval() paragraph#158
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The original sentence "Both of these must not be used" was changed to "Neither of these must be used" in 4361cec (PR 65), based on a suggestion noting the original sentence read weird. However, it seems to me that "Neither of these must be used" can be read as "there is no requirement to use either" instead of the intended prohibition. This commit changes the sentence to "These must not be used", which keeps the clear prohibition from "must not".
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AFAICS the proposed change makes the text more ambiguous. Recommend: close.
/cc @GaryJones Second opinion from a native speaker highly appreciated.
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To me 'neither of these must be used' read more natural to me, but I'm not a natural speaker 🤷🏼♂️ So I'm also for closing this PR. |
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Thanks for your input. Let's wait a couple of days in case Gary is available to weigh in. If he's not, I don't oppose closing this PR since I seem to be the only one who sees the ambiguity in "Neither of these must be used" ("there is no requirement to use either" instead of the intended prohibition). |
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Follow up on the conversation about this phrasing in #2491 (comment) and #2693 (comment) Also related to: WordPress/wpcs-docs#158
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The original sentence "Both of these must not be used" was changed to "Neither of these must be used" in 4361cec (PR #65), based on a suggestion noting the original sentence read weird.
However, it seems to me that "Neither of these must be used" can be read as "there is no requirement to use either" instead of the intended prohibition.
This PR changes the sentence to "These must not be used", which keeps the clear prohibition from "must not".
Note: I'm not a native English speaker, so I could be wrong about the ambiguity. Happy to hear other opinions on this.