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commit 3387343710507c4706cf6b7e69553828d11213b5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 12 11:51:37 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Favor active voice over passive.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 5 +++--
man/groff.7.man | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 388c5127f..c47ae2df4 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -7135,8 +7135,9 @@ available via both requests and escape sequences.
The mechanism of using @code{roff}'s control characters to invoke
requests and call macros was introduced in @ref{Requests and Macros}.
-Control characters are recognized only at the beginning of an input
-line, or at the beginning of a branch of a control structure request;
+The formatter recognizes a control character
+only at the beginning of an input line,
+or at the beginning of a branch of a control structure request;
see @ref{Conditionals and Loops}.
A few requests cause a break implicitly; use the no-break control
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index a3cc700ba..dadf24fd7 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -1511,8 +1511,8 @@ No other object types do.
.\" Characters".
.\" The mechanism of using @code{roff}'s control characters to invoke
.\" requests and call macros was introduced in @ref{Requests and Macros}.
-Control characters are recognized only at the beginning of an input
-line,
+The formatter recognizes a control character
+only at the beginning of an input line,
or at the beginning of a branch of a control structure request;
.\" see @ref{Conditionals and Loops}.
see section \[lq]Control structures\[rq] below.
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