Attachment 9402 Details for Bug 19267 – file.diff

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>--- chapter.sgml.orig	Wed Jun 14 11:39:17 2000
>+++ chapter.sgml	Wed Jun 14 11:34:53 2000
>@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
> 	  &ldquo;Don't use contractions&rdquo; would be wrong.</para>
> 
> 	<para>Avoiding contractions makes for a more formal tone, is more
>-	  precise, and slightly easier for translators.</para>
>+	  precise, and is slightly easier for translators.</para>
>       </listitem>
>     </varlistentry>
>     
>@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
>       <term>Use the serial comma</term>
>       
>       <listitem>
>-	<para>In a list of items within a paragraph, seperate each item from
>+	<para>In a list of items within a paragraph, separate each item from
> 	  the others with a comma.  Seperate the last item from the others with
> 	  a comma and the word &ldquo;and&rdquo;.</para>
> 
>-	<para>For example, look at the following quote;</para>
>+	<para>For example, look at the following:</para>
> 	
> 	<blockquote>
> 	  <para>This is a list of one, two and three items.</para>
>@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
> 	  &ldquo;two&rdquo;, and &ldquo;three&rdquo;, or a list of two items,
> 	  &ldquo;one&rdquo; and &ldquo;two and three&rdquo;?</para>
> 	
>-	<para>It is better to be explicit and include a serial comma;</para>
>+	<para>It is better to be explicit and include a serial comma:</para>
> 	
> 	<blockquote>
> 	  <para>This is a list of one, two, and three items.</para>
>@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
> 	  <application>emacs</application>.</para>
> 
> 	<para>While it may be argued that a capital letter following
>-	  the end of sentence period, this is not the case, especially
>+	  a period denotes a new sentence, this is not the case, especially
> 	  in name usage.  <quote>Jordan K. Hubbard</quote> is a good
> 	  example; it has a capital <literal>H</literal> following a
> 	  period and a space, and there certainly isn't a new sentence
>@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
>   </variablelist>
> 
>   <para>For more information about writing style, see <ulink
>-      url="http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/">Elements of
>+      url="http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html">Elements of
>       Style</ulink>, by William Strunk.</para>
> 
>   <sect1>

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