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[groff] 18/31: doc/groff.texi: Fix grammar nit.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 18/31: doc/groff.texi: Fix grammar nit. |
Date: |
Sun, 30 May 2021 11:12:34 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit a4643b324551e807e50b9558cf4802232a6a391b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun May 30 11:10:03 2021 +1000
doc/groff.texi: Fix grammar nit.
Fix subject/verb agreement; "data" is plural. Its singular is "datum".
---
doc/groff.texi | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 2d89c67..aae8fb5 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -11599,7 +11599,7 @@ True if the output produced by @var{xxx} is equal to
the output produced
by @var{yyy}. Other characters can be used in place of the single
quotes; the same set of delimiters as for the @code{\D} escape is used
(@pxref{Escapes}). @code{gtroff} formats @var{xxx} and @var{yyy} in
-separate environments; after the comparison the resulting data is
+separate environments; after the comparison the resulting data are
discarded.
@Example
@@ -13478,8 +13478,8 @@ Date:\t\t\a
The @code{\c} in the above example needs explanation. For historical
reasons (and for compatibility with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}), the
-end-of-input macro exits as soon as it causes a page break and no
-remaining data is in the partially collected line.
+end-of-input macro exits as soon as it causes a page break and nothing
+remains in the partially collected line.
Let us assume that there is no @code{\c} in the above @code{approval}
macro, and that the page is full and has been ended with, say, a
@@ -13964,7 +13964,7 @@ Here is an example:
@cindex environment, copying (@code{evc})
Copy the environment @var{env} into the current environment.
-The following environment data is not copied:
+The following environment data are not copied:
@itemize @bullet
@item
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