Re: Grammar Police in OS X 10.11
Re: Grammar Police in OS X 10.11
- Subject: Re: Grammar Police in OS X 10.11
- From: Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:00:05 -0500
Just tried and it is very cool!
I like that!
> On Jan 13, 2016, at 17:30 , Jim Skibbie <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen the grammar police when compiling an Applescript in OS X 10.11?
>
> I had a script coming from OS X 10.8 that has existed for years and years (a snippet below):
>
> set thisRecord to {nameType:"licensed", ContentID:false}
> tell thisRecord
> if (it's nameType is "licensed") then
> set ContentID of thisRecord to true
> end if
> end tell
>
> When compiled this in OS X 10.11 I get this:
>
> set thisRecord to {nameType:"licensed", ContentID:false}
> tell thisRecord
> if (its nameType -- Grammar Police is "licensed") then
> set ContentID of thisRecord to true
> end if
> end tell
>
> During compile, both Script Debugger and Script Editor (rightly) changed it’s (contraction) to its (possessive of it), but then inserts the comment –- Grammar Police. Subsequent attempts to compile fail because of the inline comment.
>
> Just thought I’d let everyone know that your ( or is it you’re :) ) scripts are now checked by the grammar police for improper use of contractions when you mean possessive!
>
> Jim
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