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Re: [PATCH] fix doc typos

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Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date
Jan 30, 2008, 20:56 UTC
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Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 08:38:55PM +0100, Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> wrote:
>>  Here is an illustration, by Jon Loeliger.  Both node B and C are
>> -a commit parents of commit node A.  Parent commits are ordered
>> +commit parents of commit node A.  Parent commits are ordered
>
> wouldn't this be "Both commit node B and C are parents of commit node A."?

That does sound better. While you're word-smithing, how about s/node B/nodes B/, too:

  "Both commit nodes B and C are parents of commit node A."
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Message 3 of 5 in “fix doc typos”
  1. fix doc typosJim Meyering, Jan 29, 2008
  2. Miklos VajnaJan 30, 2008
  3. Jim MeyeringJan 30, 2008
  4. git rev-parse manpage: spelling fixMiklos Vajna, Jan 31, 2008
  5. Documentation: Fix typoJean-Luc Herren, Jan 31, 2008

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