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bug#11862: [PATCH 5/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use singular form in a se
From: |
Michael Witten |
Subject: |
bug#11862: [PATCH 5/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use singular form in a sentence |
Date: |
Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:15:50 -0000 |
It's often more precise to describe the general case by using
a singular subject.
(The paragraph should be re-filled by a future commit.)
---
doc/lispref/intro.texi | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/intro.texi b/doc/lispref/intro.texi
index 50e6712..a5a9747 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/intro.texi
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ bound to an object of that
type. A plural of a type (such as @var{buffers}) often means a list of
objects of that type. An argument named with the type @var{object} may be
bound to an object of any type.
-(@xref{Lisp Data Types}, for a list of Emacs object types.) Arguments
-with other sorts of names (e.g., @var{new-file}) are discussed
+(@xref{Lisp Data Types} for a list of Emacs object types.) An argument
+with some other sort of name (e.g., @var{new-file}) is discussed
specifically in the description of the function. In some sections,
features common to the arguments of several functions are described at
the beginning.
--
1.7.11.1.29.gf71be5c
- bug#11862: [PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier with a comma, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 2/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `can' -> `may', Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 7/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `optional' -> `&optional';, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 5/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use singular form in a sentence,
Michael Witten <=
- bug#11862: [PATCH 4/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 3/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Eradicate that pesky future tense, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04
- bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for, Michael Witten, 2012/07/04