Here are two small patches for the user manual. Trying to avoid repetition
and use a bit more common sentences. So far I only took a look at the start
of the manual...

miika
From b931fe1cb654ba6911de620c5d02e311f26b2607 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miika Turkia <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:26:04 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Tune the introduction paragraph of user manual

Signed-off-by: Miika Turkia <[email protected]>
---
 Documentation/user-manual.txt | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 0184de5..27f15ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Linus Torvalds, Miika Turkia, Amit Chaudhuri, Jan Schubert, Salvador Cuñat
 [blue]#_Version 4.2,  July 2014_#
 
 
-Welcome as a user of _Subsurface_, an advanced dive logging programme with
+Welcome as a user of _Subsurface_, an advanced dive logging program with
 extensive infrastructure to describe, organise, interpret and print scuba
-and free dives. _Subsurface_ offers many advantages above other similar
+and free dives. _Subsurface_ offers many advantages over other similar
 software solutions:
 
  - Do you use two different dive computer brands, each with its own proprietary
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ software solutions:
    interface for downloading dive logs from all these different pieces of
    equipment and to store and analyse the dive logs within a unified system.
  - Do you use more than one operating system? _Subsurface_ is fully compatible
-   with Mac, Linux and Microsoft, allowing you to access your dive log on each
-   of your operating systems in a unified way.
- - Do you use Linux or Mac and your dive computer has only Microsoft-based software
+   with Mac, Linux and Windows, allowing you to access your dive log on each
+   of your operating systems with a single application.
+ - Do you use Linux or Mac and your dive computer has only Windows-based software
    for downloading dive information (e.g. Mares)? _Subsurface_ provides a way of
    storing and analysing your dive logs on other operating systems.
 
-- 
1.9.1

From 4982032e924c8c9bb880ee5a7885a207dbe85b45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miika Turkia <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:19:31 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fix repetition in user manual

Signed-off-by: Miika Turkia <[email protected]>
---
 Documentation/user-manual.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 4465421..0184de5 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ visibility during the dive on a 5-point scale by clicking the appropriate star.
 *Tags*: Tags that describe the type of dive performed may
 be entered here (separated by commas). Examples of common tags are boat, drift,
 training, cave etc. _Subsurface_ has many built-in tags. Auto completion is once again offered.
-For instance, if, for instance, +cav+ was typed, then the tags *cave* and *cavern* are
+For instance, if +cav+ was typed, then the tags *cave* and *cavern* are
 shown for the user to choose from.
 
 *Notes*: Any additional information can be typed here.
-- 
1.9.1

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