From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Robert Pluim Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#32037: simplify possessive form's "functions' definitions" Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:59:58 +0200 Message-ID: <87lgatcssh.fsf@gmail.com> References: <83r2klk5zw.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1530561548 22350 195.159.176.226 (2 Jul 2018 19:59:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 19:59:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Van L , 32037@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 02 21:59:03 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fa4yU-0005hK-Sq for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:59:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35160 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fa50c-0008LH-Ba for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:01:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47997) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fa50U-0008JD-I7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:01:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fa50R-0000bX-BR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:01:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:36038) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fa50R-0000ah-6G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:01:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fa50Q-0006SR-AG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:01:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Robert Pluim Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:01:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 32037 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 32037-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B32037.153056160924749 (code B ref 32037); Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:01:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 32037) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Jul 2018 20:00:09 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43935 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fa4zZ-0006R7-28 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:00:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wm0-f47.google.com ([74.125.82.47]:35393) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fa4zW-0006PH-MW for 32037@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:00:08 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-wm0-f47.google.com with SMTP id z137-v6so8530wmc.0 for <32037@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:mail-copies-to:gmane-reply-to-list :date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version; bh=Vh7wQsEpJZFinnGaDPK11vqDv5ykPTLHE8LgqNUmMqU=; b=CKpMPr1oocRLvRPmhThGvs4jJms/5q7EeLg2LkovO6Zpfs0YQH6dBDnWqEsVJ2qB8n djx3nvP3h8bXAPHUUG9wK7WqQgUUtoHDIGvsbaPWuM17Xi/2H7d5SN3+8u+8R1nZIuIR 8QcrVldJ5bWDP2nSHP5gcrD2FSqhSGmFoer7b7zjjdUuQs2+BOK0nx6GapdZqB+IBJU3 HBRIztiCxSUjAa9QYhX9uEEloKh5E2Lpm+/YYTs50ZbAmvOHiFiPKRZBW2nwq+57oFmx CWLRwTBHpZ8A3cb/FJN1Q4Z9IyXv3fZD/1tZNBzPo+uZSFSM3dhQBsVsHUIHTYM7Kf2S Ptuw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:mail-copies-to :gmane-reply-to-list:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version; bh=Vh7wQsEpJZFinnGaDPK11vqDv5ykPTLHE8LgqNUmMqU=; b=JTHSSAwMv2DAvO+/5CtrKvvAloIkpoVV8nALgAUDWCsYSxTG9rrcquj/SoaU9ADpZX 1CMwqeQweKhGIL+aEGBFDHQtrKhR4HnS+p89BRSmFcplmOmskgWy7LpmNWjvNV2tkRrN c933U3D0ueYMPvbQyEbqWbjl6av9q5h3nA3WHApcd/hJLA8BZ4Xi9BG4Ij7evmiEAoAp gzU0lwZKLUPMM01vKZYP8Qfpa+UOpueBMw4zHW56C0N81posjldbhRRZzipv11t/CwFh B5p6AJFx4w8f9rfwob6RMjioUBcK3Wfd3YNAmltTctcMxfHLwChJxBYswkhq/5N3ykWb P/Cw== X-Gm-Message-State: APt69E33v/wYNsNiq8iuCE2e+50cq2Xib4QZvXlcXG3JCR0RvWtBKT0s mFEDuBP17zf7RkSzcBd4pBOgljuBVfs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AAOMgpcDSes1qT45sxYkU+7cj8ZPa1l8zfhg1sAlSkc5qdYnEoqT2Bp/Fp5eVNHgXz8NuBFm34QemA== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:f20d:: with SMTP id s13-v6mr8737835wmc.36.1530561600246; Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from rpluim-ubuntu (vav06-1-78-207-202-134.fbx.proxad.net. [78.207.202.134]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id y129-v6sm7585371wmy.4.2018.07.02.12.59.59 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:59:59 -0700 (PDT) Mail-Copies-To: never Gmane-Reply-To-List: yes In-Reply-To: <83r2klk5zw.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:32:51 +0300") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:148122 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> @findex * @r{(multiplication)} >> The third line of the example consists of the body of the function >> -definition. (Most functions' definitions, of course, are longer than >> +definition. (Most function definitions, of course, are longer than >> this.) In this function, the body is the list, @code{(* 7 number)}, which >> says to multiply the value of @var{number} by 7. (In Emacs Lisp, >> @code{*} is the function for multiplication, just as @code{+} is the > > Thanks, but AFAIK the original wording is perfectly correct English > (if not more correct). Why did you think it needed to be changed? The original is fine. I wish there was less going around changing perfectly good sentences in our documentation (as opposed to editing for clarity). Robert