GNU bug report logs - #23746
25.0.95; Doc fixes (grammar, typos, clarification)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 15:55:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.0.95

Done: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 23746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
Subject: bug#23746: 25.0.95; Doc fixes (grammar, typos, clarification)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:43:37 -0400
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
>> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:09:45 -0400
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 23746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong on this. The original wording is
>> grammatically incorrect, please defer to people with more knowledge of
>> English, as I'm sure anyone would defer to you on a question regarding
>> Emacs' display engine.
>
> Actually, no one defers to me on the display engine, I'm normally
> required to prove my opinions with hard evidence.

Eli, I'm sorry for trying to strongarm you about this, I was a bit
frustrated that you were blocking what looked to me like a
"no-brainer" improvement. But of course you have to apply your own
judgement, and I was wrong to suggest otherwise.




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