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

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Package: emacs;

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>

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From: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:52:00 -0000

On Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:13:55 -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:

>     -  Sometimes to help describe one form we show another form that
>     +  Sometimes to help describe one form, we show another form that
>      produces identical results.
> 
> An unpaired comma here is not correct.
> This would be correct
> 
>     +  Sometimes, to help describe one form, we show another form that
> 
> or this
> 
>     +  To help describe one form, we sometimes show another form that
> 
> However, the current text is also correct; commas here are not
> required.

I prefer your second suggestion above all else.
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