JDK 8 RFR 7179567: JCK8 tests: api/java_net/URLClassLoader/index.html#Ctor3 failed with NPE

John Rose john.r.rose at oracle.com
Thu Oct 10 04:07:29 UTC 2013


On Oct 9, 2013, at 8:32 PM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com> wrote:

> I'm unsure if it should be "is null" or "are null" given the initial subject is singular and latter subject is plural. 

The English major in me surfaces briefly to note that "any" can be either singular or plural:  "Pick a card, any card" (singular) vs. "any takers?" (plural).  Brian's works well enough as a singular.  Etymologically, "any" (like "an") is a cognate of the word "one".

— John


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