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commit a2db238560ef78492f37fa143f9afd3c004bdb2e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Oct 27 20:39:39 2025 -0500
tbl(1): Tighten wording.
Also favor active voice over passive.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 14 ++++++--------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 8b70c8dc5..0450c666c 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -433,13 +433,11 @@ tabs,
newlines,
and commas separate descriptors.
.
-Newlines and commas are special;
-they apply the descriptors following them to a subsequent row of the
-table.
-.
-(This enables column headings to be centered or emboldened while the
-table entries for the data are not,
-for instance.)
+Newlines and commas apply the descriptors following them
+to a subsequent row of the table
+(enabling column headings to be centered or emboldened
+while the table entries for the data are not,
+for instance).
.
We term the resulting group of column descriptors a
.I row definition.
@@ -491,7 +489,7 @@ but must conclude with a dot
.RB \[lq] .\& \[rq]
followed by a newline.
.
-Each row definition is applied in turn to one row of the table.
+Each row definition applies in turn to one row of the table.
.
.I tbl \" generic
applies the last row definition to rows of table data
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