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doc: use _can_ to describe actions in quic.md #34613

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Per Microsoft style guide:

When ability is what you need to express, it's OK to use can to
describe actions or tasks that the reader or program is able to do.
Use might to express possibility. Don't use may, which might be
interpreted as providing permission.

Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may
Refs: #34353 (comment)

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@nodejs-github-bot nodejs-github-bot added doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. dont-land-on-v12.x quic Issues and PRs related to the QUIC implementation / HTTP/3. labels Aug 3, 2020
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jasnell commented Aug 4, 2020

fast-track? please 👍🏻

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Trott commented Aug 4, 2020

Landed in 3ea94ec...d5c7aec

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Per Microsoft style guide:

> When ability is what you need to express, it's OK to use _can_ to
> describe actions or tasks that the reader or program is able to do.
> Use _might_ to express possibility. Don't use _may_, which might be
> interpreted as providing permission.

Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may
Refs: #34353 (comment)

PR-URL: #34613
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Gerhard Stöbich <[email protected]>
Trott added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 4, 2020
Per Microsoft style guide:

> When ability is what you need to express, it's OK to use _can_ to
> describe actions or tasks that the reader or program is able to do.
> Use _might_ to express possibility. Don't use _may_, which might be
> interpreted as providing permission.

Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/c/can-may
Refs: #34353 (comment)

PR-URL: #34613
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Gerhard Stöbich <[email protected]>
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