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diff --git a/compiler/utils/Outputable.hs b/compiler/utils/Outputable.hs index d81c754866..02805c6c7c 100644 --- a/compiler/utils/Outputable.hs +++ b/compiler/utils/Outputable.hs @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Outputable ( sep, cat, fsep, fcat, hang, hangNotEmpty, punctuate, ppWhen, ppUnless, - speakNth, speakN, speakNOf, plural, isOrAre, doOrDoes, + speakNth, speakN, speakNOf, plural, isOrAre, doOrDoes, itsOrTheir, unicodeSyntax, coloured, keyword, @@ -1160,6 +1160,15 @@ doOrDoes :: [a] -> SDoc doOrDoes [_] = text "does" doOrDoes _ = text "do" +-- | Determines the form of possessive appropriate for the length of a list: +-- +-- > itsOrTheir [x] = text "its" +-- > itsOrTheir [x,y] = text "their" +-- > itsOrTheir [] = text "their" -- probably avoid this +itsOrTheir :: [a] -> SDoc +itsOrTheir [_] = text "its" +itsOrTheir _ = text "their" + {- ************************************************************************ * * |