Re: [External] : Re: Please rename trusted-content to trusted-contents

[Björn Bidar]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>> OK, I tried to figure it out, but at least the info I found wasn't
>> very definitive.  It seems to have to do with whether it's countable or
>> not, or whether it describe the "conceptual ideas" contained as opposed
>> to the actual elements contained.
>
> Right.  And the distinction isn't very important in
> practice, as the two are often used interchangeably
> (arguably incorrectly, but ... usage wins in the end,
> and who knows what verdict/measure the future will hold).
>
> Googling is helpful.  This bit from one search hit
> isn't a bad overview:
>
>  Thus, while a book has contents (sections, chapters,
>  subchapters, etc.), the content of a book is the story
>  it tells.
>
>  * This is a brief summary of the contents of the book.
>
>  * The title says one thing, but the content of the book
>    is completely different.
>
> https://www.pristineword.com/noun-content-contents/
>
> "Content" is the meaning that's "contained", abstractly,
> in something.  Something's "contents" are the actual
> things contained in it - the something is regarded only
> as a container.

I was thinking the same. Contents is wrong to me in this context.
as _the content_ by itself is already a multiple of something.

It is like writing peoples for multiple person when people
is already a multiple. Peoples similar the contents refers to
the persons inside people e.g. American Peoples Party.

But English in IMHO quite confusing when it comes to the s suffix and
not.
I can relate very much.

I regret not using a grammar checker sometimes..

> You might (sort of) think of this in terms of type
> versus constituent/instance.  "Content" looks beyond
> the contained individuals to what they have in common,
> and thus to what they represent/mean collectively.
>
>  * The contents of that directory are image files.
>    It contains files.
>
>  * The content of that directory is images (file type:
>    image).  That's the directory's purpose/meaning o.