doc: avoid _may_ in collaborator guide - #34749
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It's going to be very difficult to change this spec author's habits with regards to using "may" ......
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding _may_ because it can be unclear. Using _can_ or _might_ tends to increase clarity. An example in this change: > They may not change to a Runtime Deprecation until the next major > release. It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also might change before then". Using _can_ or _might_ instead of _may_ clears up the ambiguity. Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may PR-URL: #34749 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding _may_ because it can be unclear. Using _can_ or _might_ tends to increase clarity. An example in this change: > They may not change to a Runtime Deprecation until the next major > release. It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also might change before then". Using _can_ or _might_ instead of _may_ clears up the ambiguity. Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may PR-URL: #34749 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding _may_ because it can be unclear. Using _can_ or _might_ tends to increase clarity. An example in this change: > They may not change to a Runtime Deprecation until the next major > release. It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also might change before then". Using _can_ or _might_ instead of _may_ clears up the ambiguity. Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may PR-URL: #34749 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding _may_ because it can be unclear. Using _can_ or _might_ tends to increase clarity. An example in this change: > They may not change to a Runtime Deprecation until the next major > release. It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also might change before then". Using _can_ or _might_ instead of _may_ clears up the ambiguity. Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may PR-URL: #34749 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding _may_ because it can be unclear. Using _can_ or _might_ tends to increase clarity. An example in this change: > They may not change to a Runtime Deprecation until the next major > release. It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also might change before then". Using _can_ or _might_ instead of _may_ clears up the ambiguity. Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may PR-URL: #34749 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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Many style guides (including Microsoft's) suggest avoiding may because
it can be unclear. Using can or might tends to increase clarity.
An example in this change:
It's not clear if that means "They can not change until the next major
release" or "They might not change until the next major release but also
might change before then". Using can or might instead of may
clears up the ambiguity.
Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may
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