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Proofreading for Bruce's recent round of documentation proofreading.

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Most of those changes were good, but some not so good ...
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Tom Lane
2009-06-17 21:58:49 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.132 2009/05/05 18:32:17 petere Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.133 2009/06/17 21:58:49 tgl Exp $ -->
<chapter id="sql-syntax">
<title>SQL Syntax</title>
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ SELECT 'foo' 'bar';
</caution>
<para>
The zero-byte (null byte) character cannot be in a string constant.
The character with the code zero cannot be in a string constant.
</para>
</sect3>
@@ -929,8 +929,8 @@ CAST ( '<replaceable>string</replaceable>' AS <replaceable>type</replaceable> )
</para>
<para>
Comment are removed from the input stream before further syntax
analysis and are effectively replaced by whitespace.
A comment is removed from the input stream before further syntax
analysis and is effectively replaced by whitespace.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -1244,9 +1244,9 @@ SELECT 3 OPERATOR(pg_catalog.+) 4;
<listitem>
<para>
Another value expression in parentheses, useful to group
Another value expression in parentheses (used to group
subexpressions and override
precedence.<indexterm><primary>parenthesis</></>
precedence<indexterm><primary>parenthesis</></>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ CAST ( <replaceable>expression</replaceable> AS <replaceable>type</replaceable>
casts that are marked <quote>OK to apply implicitly</>
in the system catalogs. Other casts must be invoked with
explicit casting syntax. This restriction is intended to prevent
surprising conversions from being silently applied.
surprising conversions from being applied silently.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ SELECT name, (SELECT max(pop) FROM cities WHERE cities.state = states.name)
<para>
An array constructor is an expression that builds an
array using values for its member elements. A simple array
array value using values for its member elements. A simple array
constructor
consists of the key word <literal>ARRAY</literal>, a left square bracket
<literal>[</>, a list of expressions (separated by commas) for the
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ SELECT ARRAY(SELECT oid FROM pg_proc WHERE proname LIKE 'bytea%');
</indexterm>
<para>
A row constructor is an expression that builds a row (also
A row constructor is an expression that builds a row value (also
called a composite value) using values
for its member fields. A row constructor consists of the key word
<literal>ROW</literal>, a left parenthesis, zero or more