Grammar error on ZeroHello module page

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Grammar error on ZeroHello module page #170

Closed deavmi closed 9 years ago

deavmi commented 9 years ago

The sentence in the pruple banner This site currently served by 70 peers without any central server. is grammatically incorrect and should be This site is currently served by 70 peers without any central server. is was needed.

Also I think this (for some reason) appelas to me to phrase it like this: This site is currently being served by 70 peers without any central server.

piperswe commented 9 years ago

I'm no ultimate grammar guru, but I believe the original is correct grammar.

deavmi commented 9 years ago

It just doesn't sound right to me. Maybe it is just me but really sounds weird when you say it out loud.

deavmi commented 9 years ago

This sentence This site currently served by 70 peers without any central server. sounds better when it is part of a bigger picture.

This site, currently served by 70 peers without any central server. (adjectival phrase), is a very popular site.

HelloZeroNet commented 9 years ago

I'm not a native speaker, so I googled for "currently served by", first page matches:

Churches currently served by the EAMC Parish Nurse Program
Line 52 will pass under the River Ij, currently served by GVB ferries.
Water Supply to an Area of a City currently berved by a ...
Schools currently served by the Chula Vista Nature Center ...
Community currently served by long distribution lines
majority of owners in an area not currently served by the waterwork
Murcia is currently served by two airports
Which country is not currently served by peace corps
The LDS Meeting House is currently served by City wastewater
City Utilities invites neighborhood associations currently served by Aqua Indiana water service to include this column

So booth looks valid to me...

deavmi commented 9 years ago

Okay. :smile: Thanks for putting in the effort.

ThomasdenH commented 9 years ago

As a standalone sentence it is not fully correct, but often headlines and short descriptions tend to leave out those words. This structure is correct when it is a side-remark in the sentence, e.g. "Churches currently served by a program tend to have a closer community than regular churches." In that case, the expected 'that are' can be left out.

deavmi commented 9 years ago

Okay, so it takes out tedious words then. Okay. :smile: