From: Benno Schulenberg Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:43:44 +0000 (+0100) Subject: cal: in man page improve grammar and wording of the reformation limitation X-Git-Tag: v2.25-rc1~658 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cad44d02bd8ac0c36d50f53ac9f335520aa2e247;p=thirdparty%2Futil-linux.git cal: in man page improve grammar and wording of the reformation limitation Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg --- diff --git a/misc-utils/cal.1 b/misc-utils/cal.1 index c305eee2da..470d231928 100644 --- a/misc-utils/cal.1 +++ b/misc-utils/cal.1 @@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ is used, where the first Thursday of the year is in week number 1. .PP The .B cal -is using for Gregorian reformation the date of 1752 on the 3rd of -September when it happen in Great Britain and it's colonies (including -what is now the USA). Ten days following that date were eliminated by -the reformation, so the calendar for that month is a bit unusual. The -history when calendar reformation happen in different locales is ignored. +program uses the 3rd of September 1752 as the date of the Gregorian calendar +reformation -- that is when it happened in Great Britain and its colonies +(including what is now the USA). Ten days following that date were eliminated +by this reformation, so the calendar for that month is rather unusual. +The actual historical dates at which the calendar reform happened in all the +different countries (locales) are ignored. .PP Alternative calendars, such as the Umm al-Qura, the Solar Hijri, the Ge'ez, or the lunisolar Hindu, are not supported.