[PR #1741] [MERGED] Fix bad grammar and wordiness #16026

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T12:00:35-06:00

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2025-11-02 12:00:35 -06:00

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/1741
Author: @pgaskin
Created: 5/17/2017
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 5/18/2017
Merged by: @lunny

Base: master ← Head: patch-9

📝 Commits (8)

e7b4949 Fix bad grammar and wordiness
89636f0 Update locale_en-US.ini
f7a3fed Update locale_en-US.ini
eaddab5 Update locale_en-US.ini
96f56bb Update locale_en-US.ini
c175bad Update locale_en-US.ini
2a539d0 Update locale_en-US.ini
c676156 Update locale_en-US.ini

📊 Changes

1 file changed (+160 additions, -160 deletions)

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📝 options/locale/locale_en-US.ini (+160 -160)

📄 Description

A few notes for the future:

When something has been deleted, it does not need to end with a !. A . is better.
Try and avoid contractions
You do not need to end a past tense verb (usually ending with -ed) with successfully. This is implied by the past tense verb.
When you are referring to a object which was the target of an action, refer to it using the or a. Not the specified, the chosen, or nothing.
When you are doing something to an object, the verb (unless it is irregular), should end with -ing.
Try to write without referring to you. Instead of saying before you change, say before changing
has after a plural noun should be have. Example: repositories has been deleted should be repositories have been deleted

Good grammar and concise sentences are important because it makes gitea easier to use and look more professional.

This is not everything about this, I will submit a few more PRs later. Also, I will not be able to start the audit logs feature yet, I am quite busy right now.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/1741 **Author:** [@pgaskin](https://github.com/pgaskin) **Created:** 5/17/2017 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 5/18/2017 **Merged by:** [@lunny](https://github.com/lunny) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `patch-9` --- ### 📝 Commits (8) - [`e7b4949`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/e7b4949fa8be6cd307fc7acc868cfe989c2b6118) Fix bad grammar and wordiness - [`89636f0`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/89636f0f41bb949ebf8dabc4659fd961d53e7c58) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`f7a3fed`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/f7a3fedb59983cb793a5f80afb3d333054e44993) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`eaddab5`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/eaddab550abd6fa9fecd11bc2575fd1ecc385a2c) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`96f56bb`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/96f56bb287a55a8b1ea837295ad32cb74da7f401) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`c175bad`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/c175bada6e75b7aa6c8306e4dcd59f72436a39cd) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`2a539d0`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/2a539d0fa4c3f32375df2da79e18fee7ac4a4e89) Update locale_en-US.ini - [`c676156`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/c676156c8e633a53bd23959e7a488182178601d3) Update locale_en-US.ini ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+160 additions, -160 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `options/locale/locale_en-US.ini` (+160 -160) </details> ### 📄 Description A few notes for the future: - When something has been deleted, it does not need to end with a `!`. A `.` is better. - Try and avoid contractions - You do not need to end a past tense verb (usually ending with `-ed`) with successfully. This is implied by the past tense verb. - When you are referring to a object which was the target of an action, refer to it using `the` or `a`. Not `the specified`, `the chosen`, or nothing. - When you are doing something to an object, the verb (unless it is irregular), should end with `-ing`. - Try to write without referring to `you`. Instead of saying `before you change`, say `before changing` - `has` after a plural noun should be `have`. Example: `repositories has been deleted` should be `repositories have been deleted` Good grammar and concise sentences are important because it makes gitea easier to use and look more professional. This is not everything about this, I will submit a few more PRs later. Also, I will not be able to start the audit logs feature yet, I am quite busy right now. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#16026