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bug#50646: [External] : bug#50646: 28.0.50; narrow-to-defun sometimes na


From: Drew Adams
Subject: bug#50646: [External] : bug#50646: 28.0.50; narrow-to-defun sometimes narrows to wrong defun
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:25:06 +0000

> Something like
> 
>   This is contrary to other functions, like `insert-file-contents',
>   which may modify a buffer in several ways after ...

[very minor nit]:

Use "such as", not "like", here.

"Such as" explicitly includes `insert-file-contents'
among the "other functions".  "Like" does not
necessarily include it.

But in practice, many, maybe most, people don't and
won't make/understand/notice the difference.

https://www.grammarbank.com/such-as-vs-like.html

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/vs/how-such-as-vs-like-are-different-and-which-to-choose.html

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/like-versus-such-as





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