# HG changeset patch
# User Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com>
# Date 1669197405 18000
# Node ID b2882cf2a5477e1a8f400bb8db4d1feaf8c52b65
# Parent  e88ad18ca0ee41ef82148d9855fec79a3be8df51
NEWS.8.md: Minor copyedits to preexisting items

diff -r e88ad18ca0ee -r b2882cf2a547 etc/NEWS.8.md
--- a/etc/NEWS.8.md	Wed Nov 23 04:55:03 2022 -0500
+++ b/etc/NEWS.8.md	Wed Nov 23 04:56:45 2022 -0500
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ### General improvements
 
 - Octave's libraries are now built using symbol visibility by default.
-  That means that less symbols are exported from these libraries.
+  That means that fewer symbols are exported from these libraries.
   Configure with `--disable-lib-visibility-flags` to export all symbols
   (as in previous versions).
 
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 - `Refine` option is now implemented in functions `ode45`, `ode23`,
   and `ode23s`.
 
-- Octave is now compatible to PCRE2 (UTF-8). PCRE2 is preferred over PCRE
-  if both are installed.  Configure with `--without-pcre2` if you prefer
-  that Octave uses PCRE in this case.
+- Octave is now compatible with PCRE2 (UTF-8).  PCRE2 is preferred over PCRE
+  if both are installed.  Configure with `--without-pcre2` if you prefer Octave
+  to use PCRE in this case.
 
 ### Graphical User Interface