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[groff] 18/41: groff(7): Fix style nit and improve precision.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 18/41: groff(7): Fix style nit and improve precision.
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 16:06:16 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 451ba241488cde88901c84fa8ffbe20d23cdf686
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 4 16:25:27 2022 +1100

    groff(7): Fix style nit and improve precision.
    
    * Expression parentheses apply to (sub)expressions, not operators.
    * String _interpolations_ carry parameters, not the strings themselves.
    * Remove redundancy.
---
 man/groff.7.man | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index d2d774d7..932d37f2 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -379,10 +379,7 @@ follows it.
 .
 The
 .request .cc
-can change the control character;
-if thus used,
-.RB \[lq] . \[rq]
-loses its special properties.
+request can change the control character.
 .
 .
 .IP \[aq]
@@ -751,7 +748,7 @@ Use
 .B (
 and
 .B )
-to specify operator precedence.
+to specify the precedence of sub-expressions.
 .
 Parentheses also permit the use of spaces between operators and their
 arguments.
@@ -5440,8 +5437,8 @@ returning to the enclosing context.
 .SS Parameters
 .\" ====================================================================
 .
-Macro call and string parameters can be accessed using escape sequences
-starting with
+Macro call and string interpolation parameters can be accessed using
+escape sequences starting with
 .RB \[lq] \[rs]$ \[rq].
 .
 The



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