improve further on rationale for writing

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Reed Esau
2014-02-12 20:51:31 -07:00
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@@ -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` 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 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, 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 _domain specific language_ for manipulating text —a different
can become a powerful tool to express yourself. For more details: 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] * [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]