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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 17/25: [docs]: Drop unnecessary words. |
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Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:08:21 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit c8b5fd432b693e66405fdc4fe380ebeff5da8435
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 29 01:05:46 2022 +1100
[docs]: Drop unnecessary words.
Strings, macros, and diversions don't really have distinct "types" in a
sense that a programmer would find defensible, and for non-programmers,
the term is clutter.
---
doc/groff.texi | 4 ++--
src/roff/troff/troff.1.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index b81f8644..a9e01234 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -16119,8 +16119,8 @@ without an argument when there was no current diversion.
@cindex @code{box}, @code{boxa} requests, and warnings
@cindex @code{\*}, and warnings
An undefined string, macro, or diversion was used. When such an object
-is dereferenced, an empty one of that name and type is automatically
-created. So, in most cases, at most one warning is given for each name.
+is dereferenced, an empty one of that name is automatically created.
+So, in most cases, at most one warning is given for each name.
This warning is also emitted upon an attempt to move an unplanted trap
macro (@pxref{Page Location Traps}). In such cases, the unplanted macro
diff --git a/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man b/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
index 2c78ee04..b2d9451c 100644
--- a/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
+++ b/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ macro,
or diversion was used.
.
When such an object is dereferenced,
-an empty one of that name and type is automatically created.
+an empty one of that name is automatically created.
.
So,
in most cases,
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