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: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: stephen.berman <at> gmx.net, 23746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, kbrown <at> cornell.edu
Subject: bug#23746: 25.0.95; Doc fixes (grammar, typos, clarification)
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:29:19 +0300
> From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:43:37 -0400
> Cc: 23746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 
> 	Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
> 
> 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.

No sweat.




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