From 2f25862feef72f6c9d11685e69f4f42982a37951 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reed Esau Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:19:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Improve rationale for writers --- README.markdown | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index f2fae3b..42b5c36 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ justification to switch from the familiar non-modal word processor. Instead, you need a compelling reason—one that can appeal to a writer’s love for language and the tools of writing. -You can find that reason in Vim's mysterious modal commands. But what’s the -significance of a command like `cas` to _Change Around Sentence_ to replace -an existing sentence? You can see it as a mnemonic. Dig a bit deeper to see -that the vi commands have a grammar of their own, comprised of nouns, verbs, +You can find that reason in Vim's mysterious command sequences. Take `cas` +for instance. You might see it as a mnemonic for _Change Around Sentence_ to +replace an existing sentence. But dig a bit deeper to see that such +commands have a grammar of their own, comprised of nouns, verbs, and modifiers. Think of them as the building blocks of a -_domain specific language_ for manipulating text that with mastery can become -a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details: +_domain specific language_ for manipulating text that with mastery +can become a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details: * [Learn to speak vim – verbs, nouns, and modifiers!][ls] * [Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi][gv] From 3b99db98ddfa02b8882db7489a8fcfdc49026599 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reed Esau Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:51:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] improve further on rationale for writing --- README.markdown | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 42b5c36..2be8ece 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ love for language and the tools of writing. You can find that reason in Vim's mysterious command sequences. Take `cas` for instance. You might see it as a mnemonic for _Change Around Sentence_ to -replace an existing sentence. But dig a bit deeper to see that such +replace an existing sentence. But dig a bit deeper to discover that such commands have a grammar of their own, comprised of nouns, verbs, and modifiers. Think of them as the building blocks of a -_domain specific language_ for manipulating text that with mastery -can become a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details: +_domain specific language_ for manipulating text —a different +kind of language whose mastery can become a powerful tool to +express yourself. For more details: * [Learn to speak vim – verbs, nouns, and modifiers!][ls] * [Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi][gv]