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diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex index 78d7d5870f..9a986c7221 100644 --- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex +++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ text contributions are more than welcome as well. For ``central processing unit.'' Many style guides say this should be spelled out on the first use (and if you must use it, do so!). For the Python documentation, this abbreviation should - be avoided since there's no reasonable way to predict which occurance + be avoided since there's no reasonable way to predict which occurrence will be the first seen by the reader. It is better to use the word ``processor'' instead. @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ This \UNIX\ is also followed by a space. \LaTeX{} provides a variety of environments even without the additional markup provided by the Python-specific document classes - introducted in the next section. The following environments are + introduced in the next section. The following environments are provided as part of standard \LaTeX{} and are being used in the standard Python documentation; descriptions will be added here as time allows. @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ verbatim \end{envdesc} \begin{envdesc}{excclassdesc}{\p{name}\p{constructor parameters}} - Descibe an exception defined by a class. \var{constructor + Describe an exception defined by a class. \var{constructor parameters} should not include the \var{self} parameter or the parentheses used in the call syntax. To describe an exception class without describing the parameters to its @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ verbatim with release \var{version}. The text given as \var{what to do} should recommend something to use instead. It should be complete sentences. The entire deprecation notice will be - presented as a separate paragraph; it should either preceed or + presented as a separate paragraph; it should either precede or succeed the description of the deprecated feature. \end{macrodesc} @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ verbatim \begin{envdesc}{notice}{\op{type}} Label some paragraphs as being worthy of additional attention from - the reader. What sort of attention is warrented can be indicated + the reader. What sort of attention is warranted can be indicated by specifying the \var{type} of the notice. The only values defined for \var{type} are \code{note} and \code{warning}; these are equivalent in intent to the inline markup of the same name. @@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ verbatim \begin{envdesc}{productionlist}{\op{language}} This environment is used to enclose a group of productions. The two macros are only defined within this environment. If a - document descibes more than one language, the optional parameter + document describes more than one language, the optional parameter \var{language} should be used to distinguish productions between languages. The value of the parameter should be a short name that can be used as part of a filename; colons or other @@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ verbatim a complete sequence of menu selections, including selecting submenus and choosing a specific operation, or any subsequence of such a sequence. The names of individual selections should be - separated by occurances of \macro{sub}. + separated by occurrences of \macro{sub}. For example, to mark the selection ``\menuselection{Start \sub Programs}'', use this markup: @@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ mydoc.ps: mydoc.tex mygraphic.eps fairly rough. The timeframe for the conversion is not clear since there doesn't - seem to be much time available to work on this, but the appearant + seem to be much time available to work on this, but the apparent benefits are growing more substantial at a moderately rapid pace. |