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[groff] 04/39: doc/groff.texi: Fix style nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 04/39: doc/groff.texi: Fix style nits.
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 20:32:17 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit d733353c168d8c8d265fcf0d590a8ca3480ecbdf
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun May 29 10:31:08 2022 -0500

    doc/groff.texi: Fix style nits.
    
    * Fix missing word.
    * Tweak for clarity.
    * Drop word "given" with respect to input traps.  As recently noted,
      whether control lines increment the input trap line counter depends on
      whether they produce formatted output (and for the `itc` request,
      whether they're "continued" with the `\c` escape sequence).
---
 doc/groff.texi | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 06b6f926..5b234bcb 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ present output written to the standard output and standard 
error
 streams, respectively.  Diagnostic messages from the GNU @code{troff}
 formatter and other programs are examples of the latter, but the
 formatter can also be directed to write user-specified messages to the
-standard error stream.  The notation then serves to distinguish the
+standard error stream.  The notation then serves to identify the
 output stream and does not necessarily mean that an error has
 occurred.@footnote{Unix and related operating systems distinguish
 standard output and standard error streams @emph{because} of
@@ -5078,8 +5078,8 @@ suppresses the break that is implied by some requests.  
The default
 control characters are the dot (@code{.}) and the neutral apostrophe
 (@code{'}), the latter being the no-break control character.  These
 characters were chosen because it is uncommon for lines of text in
-natural languages to begin them.  If you require a formatted period or
-apostrophe (closing single quotation mark) where GNU @code{troff} is
+natural languages to begin with them.  If you require a formatted period
+or apostrophe (closing single quotation mark) where GNU @code{troff} is
 expecting a control character, prefix the dot or neutral apostrophe with
 the non-printing input break escape sequence, @samp{\&}.
 
@@ -13887,8 +13887,8 @@ when reached or fulfilled, cause a specified macro to 
be called.  These
 traps can occur at a given location on the page, at a given location in
 the current diversion (together, these are known as @emph{vertical
 position traps}), at a blank line, at a line with leading space
-characters, after a given quantity of input lines, or at the end of
-input.  Macros called by traps have no arguments.
+characters, after a quantity of input lines, or at the end of input.
+Macros called by traps have no arguments.
 @cindex planting a trap
 @cindex trap, planting
 Setting a trap is also called @dfn{planting}.



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