Commit dc4c26c3 authored by Tom Lane's avatar Tom Lane

Fix broken markup.

parent f7e5ecb0
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<chapter id="source">
<title>PostgreSQL Coding Conventions</title>
......@@ -606,17 +606,13 @@ BETTER: unrecognized node type: 42
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
<title>May/Can/Might</title>
<title>May vs. Can vs. Might</title>
<para>
<quote>May</quote> suggests permission (e.g. "You may borrow my rake.")
<quote>May</quote> suggests permission (e.g. "You may borrow my rake."),
and has little use in documentation or error messages.
<quote>Can</quote> suggests ability (e.g. "I can lift that log."),
and <quote>might</quote> suggests possibility (e.g. "It might rain
today.").
</para>
<para>
Rationale: Using the proper word clarifies meaning and assists
today."). Using the proper word clarifies meaning and assists
translation.
</para>
</formalpara>
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