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[groff] 10/12: [docs]: Fix typos and tighten wording.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 10/12: [docs]: Fix typos and tighten wording.
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 00:04:03 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 524768a4e343f3ec0ae7772683d24474360f0c62
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Feb 2 19:38:37 2024 -0600

    [docs]: Fix typos and tighten wording.
---
 doc/groff.texi       | 22 ++++++++++------------
 man/groff.7.man      |  4 ++--
 man/groff_diff.7.man |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index de789cc31..5ff964977 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -16566,7 +16566,7 @@ discussed above).  @code{use_charnames_in_special} is 
currently employed
 only by @code{grohtml}.
 @endDefesc
 
-GNU @command{troff} also permits the interpolatation of macro contents
+GNU @command{troff} also permits the interpolation of macro contents
 as a device control command.
 
 @DefreqList {devicem, name}
@@ -16973,9 +16973,8 @@ or for instrumentation while troubleshooting.  The 
@code{ex} and
 exit codes respectively, to halt further processing when continuing
 would be fruitless.  Examine the state of the formatter with requests
 that write lists of defined names (macros, strings, and diversions),
-defined colors, composite characters, environments, hyphenation
-exceptions, registers, and page location traps to the standard error
-stream.
+colors, composite characters, environments, hyphenation exceptions,
+registers, and page location traps to the standard error stream.
 @c END Keep parallel with section "Debugging" of groff(7).
 
 @Defreq {lf, line [@Var{file}]}
@@ -17099,8 +17098,8 @@ strings, and diversions with their sizes in bytes.
 @Defreq {pnr, }
 @cindex dumping registers (@code{pnr})
 @cindex registers, dumping (@code{pnr})
-Report the names and contents of all currently defined registers to the
-standard error stream.
+Report the names and contents of all defined registers to the standard
+error stream.
 @endDefreq
 
 @Defreq {ptr, }
@@ -17161,7 +17160,7 @@ Consider the following in a file @file{test}.
 
 The @option{-b} option of GNU @code{troff} causes a backtrace to be
 generated on each error or warning.  Some warnings have to be enabled;
-@xref{Warnings}.
+see @ref{Warnings}.
 @endDefreq
 
 @Defreg {slimit}
@@ -17571,11 +17570,10 @@ delimited arguments, but not in compatibility mode.
 @cindex @code{\H}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
 @cindex @code{\s}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
 @cindex @code{\S}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
-Furthermore, the escape sequences @code{\f}, @code{\H}, @code{\m},
-@code{\M}, @code{\R}, @code{\s}, and @code{\S} are transparent for the
-purpose of recognizing a control character at the beginning of a line
-only in compatibility mode.  For example, this code produces bold output
-in both cases, but the text differs.
+Further, the escape sequences @code{\f}, @code{\H}, @code{\m},
+@code{\M}, @code{\R}, @code{\s}, and @code{\S} are transparent at the
+beginning of a line only in compatibility mode.  For example, this code
+produces bold output in both cases, but the text differs.
 
 @Example
 .de xx
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 03fa7cfa7..a43ff60a6 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -8033,7 +8033,7 @@ is currently employed only by
 .P
 GNU
 .I troff \" GNU
-also permits the interpolatation of macro contents as a device control
+also permits the interpolation of macro contents as a device control
 command.
 .
 The
@@ -8346,7 +8346,7 @@ defined names\[em]macros,
 strings,
 and
 .RB diversions\[em]( .pm );
-defined colors
+colors
 .RB ( .pcolor );
 composite characters
 .RB ( .pcomposite );
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 593a8de61..8700e9c9d 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@ environments
 .RB ( pev ),
 hyphenation exceptions
 .RB ( phw ),
-defined registers
+registers
 .RB ( pnr ),
 and page location traps
 .RB ( ptr )



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