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[groff] 18/31: doc/groff.texi: Fix grammar nit.


From: 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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