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Any reason why we can't do the same thing? As I mentioned, those are listed as "preferred" alternatives in groff_mdoc(7); I wasn't sure if that document was specific to groff -- other "preferred" suggestions are strings that are unique to groff and not portable -- therefore my concern was portability, but if NetBSD uses them, it should be fine (and more readable!) Thanks, -- S.