Fixed typos in "NEWS for version 2.32"

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 21d2f14995f58bd1ef37e951d1eab0fb3743bf30..725a9882c64e163d7e93561a98a7b3930e36af0f 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ Major new features:
      - arc-linux-gnuhf
      - arceb-linux-gnu
 
-  The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
+  The arc* ABIs are little-endian while arceb is big-endian.  All ABIs use
   64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default).
 
 * The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and
   DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable.
 
 * powerpc64le supports IEEE128 long double libm/libc redirects when
-  using the -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
+  using -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
   toolchains.  It is recommended to use GCC 8 or newer when testing
   this option.
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Major new features:
   several APIs have been annotated with GCC 'access' attribute.  This
   should help GCC 10 issue better warnings.
 
-* On Linux, functions the pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
+* On Linux, functions pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
   pthread_attr_getsigmask_np have been added.  They allow applications
   to specify the signal mask of a thread created with pthread_create.
 
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ Major new features:
   libpthread.
 
 * The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added.  The
-  sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP)
-  while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g
-  "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
+  sigabbrev_np function returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for
+  SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number
+  (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
   attempt to translate the return description, both functions return
   NULL for an invalid signal number.
 
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Major new features:
   are both thread and async-signal safe.  These functions are GNU extensions.
 
 * The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added.  The
-  strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while
-  strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number
+  strerroname_np function returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL)
+  while strerrordesc_np returns a string describing the error number
   (e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL).  Different than strerror,
   strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both
   functions return NULL for an invalid error number.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
   that have been added in or before version 2.28.  Replacement
   implementations based on TI-RPC, which additionally support IPv6, are
   available from <https://github.com/thkukuk/>.  This change does not
-  affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depended on libnsl
+  affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depend on libnsl
   since 2.27 and thus can be used without NIS.
 
 * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
 * The deprecated symbols sys_errlist, _sys_errlist, sys_nerr, and _sys_nerr
   are no longer available to newly linked binaries, and their declarations
-  have been removed from from <stdio.h>.  They are exported solely as
+  have been removed from <stdio.h>.  They are exported solely as
   compatibility symbols to support old binaries.  All programs should use
   strerror or strerror_r instead.