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commit 805fb1fd5b22a9927bbe8e998536cc9f5175c244
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Sep 8 20:42:03 2026 -0500
tbl(1): Favor present tense over future.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 76f0bd156..ea04201b8 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ relative to the previous format;
in that case,
you must end the table region and start another.
.
-If that will not serve because the region uses box options or the
+If that does not serve because the region uses box options or the
columns align in an undesirable manner,
you must design the initial table format specification to include the
maximum quantity of columns required,
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ input and use the
.B \%delim
region option so that
.I @g@tbl
-will recognize them.
+can recognize them.
.
.
.br
@@ -1649,8 +1649,7 @@ follow the
.B .TS
token with a space and then
.RB \[lq] H \[rq];
-this will be interpreted by the formatter
-as a
+the formatter interprets this as a
.B TS
macro call with an
.B H
@@ -1676,7 +1675,7 @@ or divert it in any other way.
Further,
the
.B bp
-request will not cause a page break in a
+request does not cause a page break in a
.RB \[lq] "TS H" \[rq]
table.
.
@@ -1688,7 +1687,7 @@ Otherwise,
pass the macro call to the enclosing diversion using the transparent
line escape sequence
.BR \[rs]!\& ;
-this will \[lq]bubble up\[rq] the page break to the output device.
+this \[lq]bubbles up\[rq] the page break to the output device.
.
See section \[lq]Examples\[rq] below for a demonstration.
.
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