Re: [PATCH] orinoco: fix repeated words in comments

[Jeff Johnson]

On 9/14/2022 8:02 PM, Jilin Yuan wrote:
> Delete the redundant word 'this'.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jilin Yuan <yuanjilin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/main.h | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/main.h
> index 5a8fec26136e..852e1643dad2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/main.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/main.h
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
>   /* Compile time configuration and compatibility stuff               */
>   /********************************************************************/
>   
> -/* We do this this way to avoid ifdefs in the actual code */
> +/* We do this way to avoid ifdefs in the actual code */

In this case the two instances of "this" are not a repetition, they are 
different parts of speech.

The existing sentence is correct English; the modified sentence is not.

If the repeated word really bothers you then insert "in": We do this in 
this way...


>   #ifdef WIRELESS_SPY
>   #define SPY_NUMBER(priv)	(priv->spy_data.spy_number)
>   #else