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@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ prior macros: \&.Sh Macro lines change control state. Other lines are interpreted within the current state. .Ed -.\" PARAGRAPH -.Pp -Macros are two- or three-character sequences whose scope rules, rules -that dictate handling of subsequent-line or same-line arguments, are -governed by one of five classifications described in this document. .\" SECTION .Sh INPUT ENCODING .Nm @@ -543,7 +538,7 @@ Special symbols: .Pq ampersand, deprecated .El .\" SECTION -.Sh ONTOLOGY +.Sh STRUCTURE Macros are classified in an ontology described by their scope rules. Some macros are allowed to deviate from their classifications to preserve backward-compatibility with old macro combinations still found @@ -630,8 +625,8 @@ subsequent tokens are interpreted as if the scope had just been opened. In other circumstances, scope is simply closed out. .\" SECTION .Sh SYNTAX -Macros are generally two and at times three characters in length. The -syntax of macro invocation depends on its classification. +Macros are two or three characters in length. The syntax of macro +invocation depends on its classification. .Qq \-arg refers to the macro arguments (which may contain zero or more values). In these illustrations, @@ -689,7 +684,7 @@ This section contains a complete list of all .Nm macros, arranged ontologically. A .Qq callable -macro is may be invoked subsequent to the initial macro-line macro. A +macro is invoked subsequent to the initial macro-line macro. A .Qq parsable macro may be followed by further (ostensibly callable) macros. .\" SUB-SECTION |