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Reed Esau
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@@ -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 Instead, you need a compelling reason—one that can appeal to a writer’s
love for language and the tools of writing. love for language and the tools of writing.
You can find that reason in Vim's mysterious modal commands. But what’s the You can find that reason in Vim's mysterious command sequences. Take `cas`
significance of a command like `cas` to _Change Around Sentence_ to replace for instance. You might see it as a mnemonic for _Change Around Sentence_ to
an existing sentence? You can see it as a mnemonic. Dig a bit deeper to see replace an existing sentence. But dig a bit deeper to see that such
that the vi commands have a grammar of their own, comprised of nouns, verbs, commands have a grammar of their own, comprised of nouns, verbs,
and modifiers. Think of them as the building blocks of a and modifiers. Think of them as the building blocks of a
_domain specific language_ for manipulating text that with mastery can become _domain specific language_ for manipulating text that with mastery
a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details: can become a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details:
* [Learn to speak vim – verbs, nouns, and modifiers!][ls] * [Learn to speak vim – verbs, nouns, and modifiers!][ls]
* [Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi][gv] * [Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi][gv]