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commit 0dd98071c96cd26c42cdb0e068ac39ea506e7ae3
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 27 20:47:09 2026 -0500
doc/groff.texi.in: Fix style and markup nits.
...in presentation of request invocation syntax.
* Favor active voice over passive.
* Break input lines in a roff-friendly way.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 6708a1f8c..b010b323d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6226,13 +6226,22 @@ see
@cindex no-break control character (@code{'})
@cindex character, no-break control (@code{'})
@cindex control character, no-break (@code{'})
-A @dfn{request} is an instruction to the formatter that occurs after a
-@dfn{control character}, which is recognized at the beginning of an
-input line. The regular control character is a dot (@code{.}). Its
-counterpart, the @dfn{no-break control character}, a neutral apostrophe
-(@code{'}), suppresses the break that is implied by some requests.
-These characters were chosen because it is uncommon for lines of text in
-natural languages to begin with them.
+A
+@dfn{request}
+is an instruction to the formatter that occurs after a
+@dfn{control character},
+which is recognized at the beginning of an input line.
+The regular control character is a dot
+(@code{.}).
+Its counterpart,
+the
+@dfn{no-break control character},
+a neutral apostrophe
+(@code{'}),
+suppresses the break that some requests imply.
+These characters were chosen
+because it is uncommon for lines of text in natural languages
+to begin with them.
@cindex dummy character (@code{\&}), as control character suppressor
@cindex character, dummy (@code{\&}), as control character suppressor
If you require a formatted period or apostrophe
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