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[bug #51541] [PATCH] info: Fix some spelling mistakes


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [bug #51541] [PATCH] info: Fix some spelling mistakes
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:40:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Follow-up Comment #1, bug #51541 (project groff):

-The @code{eqn} preprocessor allowed mathematical formulæ to be specified
+The @code{eqn} preprocessor allowed mathematical formulas to be specified

This is not a spelling error, though the use of the æ ligature is in my
opinion a bit of an affectation.  More importantly, it invites character
set/encoding problems.

"Formulae" is a valid plural for "formula" in standard English.

http://grammarist.com/usage/formulas-vs-formulae/

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