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[PATCH] doc: Fix typos.

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Message #67 received at 38108-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 38108-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Subject: Re: [bug#38108] doc: Fix typos -- parenthesis dot
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 15:23:35 +0200

Le Mon, 25 May 2020 11:43:57 +0200,
zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> a écrit :

> Hi Leo,
> 
> On Fri, 22 May 2020 at 20:33, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> wrote:
> 
> > It's standard in American English to end the sentence outside of the
> > parentheses (like this). Maybe "Continental English" is different, I
> > don't know :)  
> 
> It is not different. :-)
> 
> The rule is:
> 
>    This is an example (and here some words).
> 
> or
> 
>    This is an example.  (This is a full sentence.)  The words still
> fly.
> 
> However, some English teachers in France say that the rule is:
> 
>    This is an example (and here some words.)
> 
> which is wrong -- at least -- in US and UK English, as you confirm
> for US. :-)
> 
> 
> The patch fixes the issue and now the manual is compliant with the
> standard.  Feel free to push it. ;-)
> 
> All the best,
> simon

Pushed as ba2104aaa378bda6075a2093a4fc4851505aa789, thank you!

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