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Typo in (elisp) Symbol Components documentation

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From: Matt <matt <at> excalamus.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Typo in (elisp) Symbol Components documentation
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:28:40 +0100

Incorrect plural on word "variable":

modified   doc/lispref/symbols.texi
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ reference any object.  (This is not the same thing as holding the symbol
 a value cell that is void results in an error, such as @samp{Symbol's
 value as variable is void}.
 
-  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variables
+  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variable
 names and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
 @code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being
 visited in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a

It may also help comprehension to remove the word "names" as follows:

modified   doc/lispref/symbols.texi
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ reference any object.  (This is not the same thing as holding the symbol
 a value cell that is void results in an error, such as @samp{Symbol's
 value as variable is void}.
 
-  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variables
-names and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
+  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variable
+and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
 @code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being
 visited in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a
 primitive function that returns the name of the file):

Removing "names" makes the form of the statement match the form of the preceding phrase.  The phrase has form "A and B X", the statement has form "A X and B X".

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Message #12 received at 75512-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Matt <matt <at> excalamus.com>, 75512-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75512: Typo in (elisp) Symbol Components documentation
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 04:10:13 +0100

Version: 30.1

Matt <matt <at> excalamus.com> writes:

> Incorrect plural on word "variable":
>
> modified   doc/lispref/symbols.texi
> @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ reference any object.  (This is not the same thing as holding the symbol
>  a value cell that is void results in an error, such as @samp{Symbol's
>  value as variable is void}.
>
> -  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variables
> +  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variable
>  names and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
>  @code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being
>  visited in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a
>
> It may also help comprehension to remove the word "names" as follows:
>
> modified   doc/lispref/symbols.texi
> @@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ reference any object.  (This is not the same thing as holding the symbol
>  a value cell that is void results in an error, such as @samp{Symbol's
>  value as variable is void}.
>
> -  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variables
> -names and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
> +  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variable
> +and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
>  @code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being
>  visited in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a
>  primitive function that returns the name of the file):
>
> Removing "names" makes the form of the statement match the form of the preceding phrase.  The phrase has form "A and B X", the statement has form "A X and B X".

Thanks!  I fixed it like this instead:

    Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, the names
    of variables and functions do not conflict.

Closing this bug.

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