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Re: [groff] 20/32: [docs]: Clarify reference to `hlm` request.


From: Dave Kemper
Subject: Re: [groff] 20/32: [docs]: Clarify reference to `hlm` request.
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 01:08:28 -0600

I agree that the new wording is more accurate regarding .hlm's
conditions.  But the sentence as a whole is less grammatical as a
result.

The previous structure of this clause was "because noun-phrase
verb-phrase, noun-phrase verb-phrase, or noun-phrase verb-phrase."
The new structure is "due to noun-phrase, noun-phrase verb-phrase, or
noun-phrase verb-phrase."  The problem is especially apparent if you
elide the first item: "due to... the line has not reached a certain
minimum length."  A "because" works there but the "due to" doesn't.

Probably the simplest fix is to recast the last two phrases, e.g. as
"due to... the line not having reached a certain minimum length," etc.



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