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1. Minor document typo

   Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> — 2024-04-23T11:17:39Z

   Hi,
   
   doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml seems to have a minor typo:
   
   In pg_stat_database_conflicts section (around line 3621) we have:
   
         <para>
          Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
          canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
          on the primary
         </para></entry>
   
   I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
   necessary). Attached is the patch.
   
   Best reagards,
   --
   Tatsuo Ishii
   SRA OSS LLC
   English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/
   Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp
   

2. Re: Minor document typo

   David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> — 2024-04-23T11:36:52Z

   On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 23:17, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:
   >        Number of uses of logical slots in this database that have been
   >        canceled due to old snapshots or too low a <xref linkend="guc-wal-level"/>
   >        on the primary
   >
   > I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
   > necessary). Attached is the patch.
   
   The existing text looks fine to me.  The other form would use "of a"
   and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".
   
   "too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
   English-speaking ear.
   
   There's some discussion in [1] that might be of interest to you.
   
   David
   
   [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&ref_source=link
   
   
   
   

3. Re: Minor document typo

   Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> — 2024-04-23T12:11:38Z

   >> I think "too low a" should be "too low" ('a' is not
   >> necessary). Attached is the patch.
   > 
   > The existing text looks fine to me.  The other form would use "of a"
   > and become "too low of a wal_level on the primary".
   > 
   > "too low wal_level on the primary" sounds wrong to my native
   > English-speaking ear.
   > 
   > There's some discussion in [1] that might be of interest to you.
   > 
   > David
   > 
   > [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qr9z6e/i_need_help_with_sothat_adj_of_a_sing_noun/?ref=share&ref_source=link
   
   Thank you for the explanation. English is difficult :-)
   
   Just out of a curiosity, is it possible to say "low a wal_level on the
   primary"? (just "too" is removed)
   --
   Tatsuo Ishii
   SRA OSS LLC
   English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/
   Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp
   
   
   
   
   

4. Re: Minor document typo

   David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> — 2024-04-23T13:45:25Z

   On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 at 00:11, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:
   > Just out of a curiosity, is it possible to say "low a wal_level on the
   > primary"? (just "too" is removed)
   
   Prefixing the adjective with "too" means it's beyond the acceptable
   range.  "This coffee is too hot".
   
   https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/too
   
   David