* etc/NEWS: Expunge the solecism "allow(s)" + infinitive

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 5b3e4454766..02385d2b70d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ to non-nil moves point to the beginning of the region.
 
 +++
 ** New user option 'mouse-drag-and-drop-region'.
-This option allows to drag the entire region of text to another place
-or another buffer.  Its behavior is customizable via the new options
-'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-cut-when-buffers-differ',
+This option allows you to drag the entire region of text to another
+place or another buffer.  Its behavior is customizable via the new
+options 'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-cut-when-buffers-differ',
 'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-show-tooltip', and
 'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-show-cursor'.
 
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ commands.
 libraries: 'find-library-other-window' and 'find-library-other-frame'.
 
 +++
-** The new variable 'display-raw-bytes-as-hex' allows to change the
-display of raw bytes from octal to hex.
+** The new variable 'display-raw-bytes-as-hex' allows you to change
+the display of raw bytes from octal to hex.
 
 +++
 ** You can now provide explicit field numbers in format specifiers.
@@ -855,8 +855,8 @@ breakpoint (e.g. with "f" and "o") by customizing the new option
 
 +++
 *** New customizable option 'edebug-max-depth'.
-This allows to enlarge the maximum recursion depth when instrumenting
-code.
+This allows you to enlarge the maximum recursion depth when
+instrumenting code.
 
 ** Eshell
 
@@ -1056,8 +1056,8 @@ A valid remote file name starts with "/method:host:" or
 "/-::" is the shortest remote file name then.
 
 +++
-*** The command 'tramp-change-syntax' allows to choose an alternative
-remote file name syntax.
+*** The command 'tramp-change-syntax' allows you to choose an
+alternative remote file name syntax.
 
 +++
 *** New connection method "sg", which supports editing files under a
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ different group ID.
 *** New connection method "doas" for OpenBSD hosts.
 
 +++
-*** New connection method "gdrive", which allows to access Google
+*** New connection method "gdrive", which allows access to Google
 Drive onsite repositories.
 
 +++
@@ -1868,10 +1868,11 @@ focus via the mouse.
 frame.
 
 +++
-**** 'width' and 'height' allow to specify pixel values and ratios now.
+**** 'width' and 'height' now allow the specification of pixel values
+and ratios.
 
 +++
-**** 'left' and 'top' allow to specify ratios now.
+**** 'left' and 'top' now allow the specification of ratios.
 
 +++
 **** 'keep-ratio' preserves size and position of child frames when their
@@ -1892,7 +1893,7 @@ handle fitting a frame to its buffer individually.
 +++
 **** 'drag-internal-border', 'drag-with-header-line',
 'drag-with-mode-line', 'snap-width', 'top-visible' and 'bottom-visible'
-allow to drag and resize frames with the mouse.
+allow dragging and resizing frames with the mouse.
 
 +++
 **** 'minibuffer' is now set to the default minibuffer window when
@@ -1939,8 +1940,9 @@ like a single live window - is now official.  For details consult the
 section "(elisp) Atomic Windows" in the ELisp manual.
 
 +++
-*** New 'display-buffer' alist entry 'window-parameters' allows to
-assign window parameters to the window used for displaying the buffer.
+*** New 'display-buffer' alist entry 'window-parameters' allows the
+assignment of window parameters to the window used for displaying the
+buffer.
 
 +++
 *** New function 'display-buffer-reuse-mode-window' is an action function
@@ -1960,7 +1962,7 @@ its window gets deleted by 'delete-other-windows'.
 
 +++
 *** New window parameters 'mode-line-format' and 'header-line-format'
-allow to override the buffer-local formats for this window.
+allow the buffer-local formats for this window to be overridden.
 
 +++
 *** New command 'window-swap-states' swaps the states of two live