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[bug-recutils] [bug #41594] manual: patch for english usage, etc.


From: John Darrington
Subject: [bug-recutils] [bug #41594] manual: patch for english usage, etc.
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:20:22 +0000
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Follow-up Comment #1, bug #41594 (project recutils):

I am the author of a substantial part of the manual so any problems with
English are probably my fault.

I have issue with only one change in your patch:

@@ -2180,5 +2178,5 @@
 chapter some typical usage examples are discussed.
-As with @command{recdel}, @command{recset} if used erroneously has the
potential to make 
+As with @command{recdel}, erroneously use of @command{recset} has the
potential to make 
 very pervasive changes, which could result in a large loss of data.

The phrase "erroneously use" in this instance, is an adverb modifying a noun; 
which is an ERRONEOUS USE of English grammar.



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