From 5f9869d0ee1ec8b4d45cc50334cd8c5582969f3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:24:24 +0000
Subject: Use "alternative" instead of "alternate" where it is clearer.

---
 doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml        | 4 ++--
 doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml            | 4 ++--
 doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml | 4 ++--
 doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

(limited to 'doc')

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 5f173c907a..9cebbff719 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.214 2007/11/05 16:45:52 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.215 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $ -->
 
  <chapter id="datatype">
   <title id="datatype-title">Data Types</title>
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ SELECT b, char_length(b) FROM test2;
     general, to escape an octet, it is converted into the three-digit
     octal number equivalent of its decimal octet value, and preceded
     by two backslashes.  <xref linkend="datatype-binary-sqlesc">
-    shows the characters that must be escaped, and gives the alternate
+    shows the characters that must be escaped, and gives the alternative
     escape sequences where applicable.
    </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index d8ebbd46b8..e57b5222d0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.83 2007/04/17 17:30:35 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.84 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="ecpg">
  <title><application>ECPG</application> - Embedded <acronym>SQL</acronym> in C</title>
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ int PGTYPEStimestamp_fmt_asc(timestamp *ts, char *output, int str_len, char *fmt
            <literal>%Ow</literal> 
            <literal>%OW</literal> 
            <literal>%Oy</literal> 
-           are supposed to provide alternate representations.
+           are supposed to provide alternative representations.
           </para>
           <para>
            Additionally <literal>%OB</literal> implemented to represent
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
index 1ad27d221c..17c3a5399d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml,v 1.9 2007/01/31 23:26:03 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml,v 1.10 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
         privileges, but are not users in the usual sense of the word.
         If not specified,
         <literal>NOLOGIN</literal> is the default, except when
-        <command>CREATE ROLE</> is invoked through its alternate spelling
+        <command>CREATE ROLE</> is invoked through its alternative spelling
         <command>CREATE USER</>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
index 6d42196d57..73181f0228 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml,v 1.51 2007/02/01 19:10:24 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml,v 1.52 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] RULE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> AS
 
   <para>
    The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> rule system allows one to
-   define an alternate action to be performed on insertions, updates,
+   define an alternative action to be performed on insertions, updates,
    or deletions in database tables.  Roughly speaking, a rule causes
    additional commands to be executed when a given command on a given
    table is executed.  Alternatively, an <literal>INSTEAD</literal>
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