Doc: get rid of <foreignphrase> tags.

tglsfdc · tglsfdc · commit b12436340adf · 2021-03-10T12:38:43.000-05:00
We italicized some, but not all, instances of "per se", "pro forma", and "ad hoc". These phrases are widespread in formal registers of English, so it"s debatable whether they even qualify as foreign. We could instead try to be more consistent in the use of <foreignphrase>, but that"s difficult to enforce, so let"s just remove the tags for those words. The one case that seems to deserve the tag is "voilà". Instead of keeping just one instance of the tag, change that to a more standard phrase. John Naylor Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAFBsxsHtWs_NsccAVgQ=tTUKkXHpHdkjZXtp_Cd9dGWyBDxfbQ@mail.gmail.com
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -2763,8 +2763,8 @@ CREATE SCHEMA myschema;
 <synopsis>
 <replaceable>database</replaceable><literal>.</literal><replaceable>schema</replaceable><literal>.</literal><replaceable>table</replaceable>
 </synopsis>
-    can be used too, but at present this is just for <foreignphrase>pro
-    forma</foreignphrase> compliance with the SQL standard.  If you write a database name,
+    can be used too, but at present this is just for pro forma
+    compliance with the SQL standard.  If you write a database name,
     it must be the same as the database you are connected to.
    </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ in sync when changing the above synopsis!
 
   <para>
    The <literal>VALID UNTIL</literal> clause defines an expiration time for a
-   password only, not for the role <foreignphrase>per se</foreignphrase>.  In
+   password only, not for the role per se.  In
    particular, the expiration time is not enforced when logging in using
    a non-password-based authentication method.
   </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/rules.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/rules.sgml
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ DELETE FROM shoelace WHERE EXISTS
              WHERE sl_name = shoelace.sl_name);
 </programlisting>
 
-    <foreignphrase>Voil&agrave;</foreignphrase>:
+    The results are:
 
 <programlisting>
 SELECT * FROM shoelace;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/typeconv.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/typeconv.sgml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ has an associated data type which determines its behavior and allowed usage.
 <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> has an extensible type system that is
 more general and flexible than other <acronym>SQL</acronym> implementations.
 Hence, most type conversion behavior in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
-is governed by general rules rather than by <foreignphrase>ad hoc</foreignphrase>
+is governed by general rules rather than by ad hoc
 heuristics.  This allows the use of mixed-type expressions even with
 user-defined types.
 </para>
