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commit ed24dc89bc6779c6c9f4ee05d836f23f4e5ee66e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri May 1 01:14:44 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Tighten wording.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 10 +++++-----
man/groff.7.man | 6 +++---
man/groff_char.7.man | 2 +-
man/groff_diff.7.man | 2 +-
4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index dfff0a1c2..8336707c8 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -7559,7 +7559,7 @@ within @code{if}, @code{ie}, and @code{while} requests.
@c This is worded to avoid implying that the operator doesn't apply
@c to conditional expressions in general, albeit without mentioning them
@c because they're out of scope.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
the formatter recognizes
@code{!}
only at the beginning of a numeric expression
@@ -8408,7 +8408,7 @@ line to do so. We consider this lethargic practice poor
style.} In
the argument list to a macro, a double quote that @emph{isn't} preceded
by a space @emph{doesn't} start a macro argument. If not preceded by a
double quote that began an argument, this double quote becomes part of
-the argument. Furthermore, within a quoted argument, a pair of adjacent
+the argument. Further, within a quoted argument, a pair of adjacent
double quotes becomes a literal double quote.
@Example
@@ -10560,7 +10560,7 @@ word prior to breaking a line at the end of a page
(more or less; see
below for details), and at which positions within that word
automatically determined hyphenation points are permissible. The places
within a word that are eligible for hyphenation are determined by
-language-specific data and lettercase relationships. Furthermore,
+language-specific data and lettercase relationships. Further,
hyphenation of a word might be suppressed due to a limit on
consecutive hyphenated lines (@code{hlm}), a minimum line length
threshold (@code{hym}), or because the line can instead be adjusted with
@@ -14207,7 +14207,7 @@ GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
skips the range expression and any remaining arguments.
@c
-@c Furthermore, classes can be nested.
+@c Further, classes can be nested.
@c
@c @Example
@c .class [prepunct] , : ; > @}
@@ -16698,7 +16698,7 @@ Input after any quantity of opening brace escape
sequences
on the same line is processed
only if all of the preceding conditions to which they correspond
are true.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
a closing brace escape sequence
@code{\@}}
closing the body of a
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index fc1edcec4..3f50903dd 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ requests.
.\" This is worded to avoid implying that the operator doesn't apply to
.\" conditional expressions in general, albeit without mentioning them
.\" because they're out of scope.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
the formatter recognizes
.B !\&
only at the beginning of a numeric expression
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ on the same line is processed
only if all of the preceding conditions to which they correspond
are true.
.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
a closing brace escape sequence
.esc }
closing the body of a
@@ -8811,7 +8811,7 @@ and lettercase relationships
and
.BR hpfcode ).
.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
hyphenation of a word might be suppressed due to a limit on
consecutive hyphenated lines
.RB ( hlm ),
diff --git a/man/groff_char.7.man b/man/groff_char.7.man
index 03976541a..269937835 100644
--- a/man/groff_char.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_char.7.man
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ also treat
.B \[dq]
non-literally at the beginning of an argument.)
.
-Furthermore,
+Further,
not all of the special character escape sequences are portable to AT&T
.I troff
and all of its descendants;
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index af61bff5b..02754a2dc 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ GNU
.I troff \" GNU
skips the range expression and any remaining arguments.
.\" .
-.\" Furthermore,
+.\" Further,
.\" classes can be nested.
.
.
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