GNU bug report logs - #11862
[PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting

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Reported by: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>
To: 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 3/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Eradicate that pesky future tense
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:15:45 -0000
Universal and eternal truths are better represented with the
present tense.
---
 doc/lispref/intro.texi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/intro.texi b/doc/lispref/intro.texi
index 273945c..4f0f8cd 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/intro.texi
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ you call the function.
 
   The keyword @code{&rest} (which must be followed by a single
 argument name) indicates that any number of arguments may follow.  The
-single argument name following @code{&rest} will receive, as its
+single argument name following @code{&rest} receives, as its
 value, a list of all the remaining arguments passed to the function.
 Do not write @code{&rest} when you call the function.
 
-- 
1.7.11.1.29.gf71be5c





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