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commit 466bf2a9464a03580a947e875e68e65aa91964f1
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 30 02:47:46 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Favor active voice over passive.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 7 +++++--
man/roff.7.man | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 3318cca81..6e9331f7a 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -5524,8 +5524,11 @@ several parameters that can prevent it in certain
circumstances.
@cindex line break, output
@cindex output line break
-Once an output line is full, the next word (or remainder of a hyphenated
-one) is placed on a different output line; this is called a @dfn{break}.
+Once an output line is full,
+the formatter places the next word
+(or remainder of a hyphenated one)
+on a different output line;
+this is called a @dfn{break}.
In this manual and in @code{roff} discussions generally, a ``break'' if
not further qualified always refers to the termination of an output
line. When the formatter is filling text, it introduces breaks
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 710040364..7a562516d 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ in certain circumstances.
.
.P
Once an output line is full,
-the next word
+the formatter places the next word
(or remainder of a hyphenated one)
-is placed on a different output line;
+on a different output line;
this is called a
.I break.
.
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