After the minor overhaul of the flag dialog, I noticed this grammar:
"is... spam" and "is... inappropriate" makes sense to me, but "is... should be closed" feels awkward.
Update: Now it's "as", but the awkward grammar remains.
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Other than that, I like the UI change!– Nate BarbettiniCommented Apr 22, 2015 at 13:11
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4A that before this would also be a good idea.– WrzlprmftCommented Apr 22, 2015 at 13:16
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7Obviously it should be "as..."– Shadow WizardCommented Apr 22, 2015 at 13:16
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Oh, but wait...Even "I'm flagging to report this question is spam/inappropriate/a dupe/in need of..." is incorrect grammar. As @Shadow said, it should be as and it's a typo.– M.A.R.Commented Apr 22, 2015 at 13:27
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The post on meta.SO where this was hashed out (not thoroughly enough, it seems).– user259867Commented Apr 22, 2015 at 13:28
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Maybe they could say "needing closure" so it fits with "as"?– TroyenCommented Apr 22, 2015 at 23:30
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1Or “as... it should be closed.” That seems less awkward than it is now, at least.– yellowantphilCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 0:02
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1"something something" covers both bases– randomCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 4:22
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I can't see why it's awkward, sorry. The only bug was "is" instead of "as".– Shadow WizardCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 6:53
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This is not status-completed. @Shog please get agreement before saying that you satisfied a request! In this case, it is not yet fixed.– Lightness Races in OrbitCommented Apr 29, 2015 at 15:16
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@Lightness, please find something useful to do. Shadow had the only non-awful suggestion for improving this here, so I implemented it - if you don't like it, then come up with a better option.– Shog9 ModCommented Apr 29, 2015 at 15:40
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As Shadow Wizard suggested, we've replaced "is" with as.
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3Changing it to "as" did not fix the awkward grammar. How does this answer the question?– AndrewCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 3:39
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I concur - I like "as" for the other options, but "as should be closed" is still awkward and wrong. Perhaps go with what Troyen suggested? ("as needing closure") Commented Apr 23, 2015 at 3:48
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2Closure? Are we talking about a missing person or someone on MH370 now?– randomCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 4:06
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"to be" fits the show because we all know should is the angry relative we all have at the dinner table– randomCommented Apr 23, 2015 at 4:07
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1@Shog looks like it should be status-declined, OP here want to change the whole wording. Commented Apr 23, 2015 at 6:53
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5Perhaps we just need to change "should be closed" to "it should be closed" now. Commented Apr 23, 2015 at 9:21
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