The phrasing is intentional - a new syntax needs to be substantially better (as opposed to slightly better) than the old one to justify adding an additional standard.
Incremental and clarifying progress is always beneficial.
I am on the fence as to whether this is clarifying or not. Git's problem is not just that the command structure is... esoteric, it's that once you're off the golden path, finding your way back onto the path is extraordinarily difficult.
I am unclear as to what extent legit mitigates the second (thornier) problem.
