GNU bug report logs - #31535
Missing object words in misc.texi(emacs-26)

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 31535 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ayanokoji.takesi <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#31535: Missing object words in misc.texi(emacs-26)
Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 00:11:59 -0400

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  > > The variables @code{resize-mini-windows} and @code{max-mini-window-height} (@pxref{Minibuffer Edit})
  > > control * when the output is considered too long for the echo area.
  > > <<< end here

The passive voice contributesd to the difficulty of that sentence.
You rewrote it as active.  That's generally a good thing to do.

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