- Simplified some of the documentation and error messages.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/stdlib/source/lux.lux b/stdlib/source/lux.lux
index 1307231e2..08ef10e51 100644
--- a/stdlib/source/lux.lux
+++ b/stdlib/source/lux.lux
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
        (+1))
   (+1 [["lux" "type?"] (+0 true)]
       (+1 [["lux" "export?"] (+0 true)]
-          (+1 [["lux" "doc"] (+6 "An unusual type that possesses no value, and thus can't be instantiated.")]
+          (+1 [["lux" "doc"] (+6 "An unusual type that possesses no value, and thus cannot be instantiated.")]
               (+0)))))
 
 (_lux_def Unit
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
            (#ExQ (+0) (#BoundT +1)))
   (#Cons [["lux" "type?"] (+0 true)]
          (#Cons [["lux" "export?"] (+0 true)]
-                (#Cons [["lux" "doc"] (+6 "The type of things whose type doesn't matter.
+                (#Cons [["lux" "doc"] (+6 "The type of things whose type does not matter.
 
                                            It can be used to write functions or data-structures that can take, or return, anything.")]
                        #Nil))))
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@
       (#Right [state module-name])
 
       _
-      (#Left "Can't get the module name without a module!")
+      (#Left "Cannot get the module name without a module!")
       )))
 
 (macro:' #export (` tokens)
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@
     (^ (list& [_ (#FormS patterns)] body branches))
     (case patterns
       #Nil
-      (fail "^or can't have 0 patterns")
+      (fail "^or cannot have 0 patterns")
 
       _
       (let' [pairs (|> patterns
@@ -3982,7 +3982,7 @@
           (return module)
           (case (nth num-ups (split-module-contexts current-module))
             #None
-            (fail (Text/append "Can't clean module: " module))
+            (fail (Text/append "Cannot clean module: " module))
 
             (#Some top-module)
             (return (|> (list& top-module parts') (interpose "/") reverse (fold Text/append ""))))
@@ -5326,7 +5326,7 @@
        ["Text" Text text$])
       
       _
-      (fail (Text/append "Can't anti-quote type: " (Ident/encode name))))))
+      (fail (Text/append "Cannot anti-quote type: " (Ident/encode name))))))
 
 (def: (anti-quote token)
   (-> AST (Lux AST))
@@ -5404,7 +5404,7 @@
   (-> (List AST) (Lux MultiLevelCase))
   (case levels
     #;Nil
-    (fail "Multi-level patterns can't be empty.")
+    (fail "Multi-level patterns cannot be empty.")
 
     (#;Cons init extras)
     (do Monad<Lux>
@@ -5433,7 +5433,7 @@
                 (match-uri endpoint? parts' uri')
 
                 _
-                (#;Left (format "Static part " (%t static) " doesn't match URI: " uri)))
+                (#;Left (format "Static part " (%t static) " does not match URI: " uri)))
 
               "Short-cuts can be taken when using boolean tests."
               "The example above can be rewritten as..."
@@ -5442,7 +5442,7 @@
                 (match-uri endpoint? parts' uri')
 
                 _
-                (#;Left (format "Static part " (%t static) " doesn't match URI: " uri))))}
+                (#;Left (format "Static part " (%t static) " does not match URI: " uri))))}
   (case tokens
     (^ (list& [_meta (#;FormS levels)] body next-branches))
     (do Monad<Lux>
@@ -5532,7 +5532,7 @@
         (wrap (list (` (#ExT (~ (nat$ var-id))))))
 
         #;None
-        (fail (Text/append "Indexed-type doesn't exist: " (Nat/encode idx)))))
+        (fail (Text/append "Indexed-type does not exist: " (Nat/encode idx)))))
 
     _
     (fail "Wrong syntax for $")))
@@ -5663,12 +5663,12 @@
                       (wrap arg-name)
 
                       _
-                      (fail "Couldn't parse an argument.")))
+                      (fail "Could not parse an argument.")))
                   args')]
       (wrap [[name args] tokens']))
     
     _
-    (fail "Couldn't parse a complex declaration.")
+    (fail "Could not parse a complex declaration.")
     ))
 
 (def: (parse-any tokens)
@@ -5678,7 +5678,7 @@
     (:: Monad<Lux> wrap [token tokens'])
     
     _
-    (fail "Couldn't parse anything.")
+    (fail "Could not parse anything.")
     ))
 
 (def: (parse-end tokens)
@@ -5703,7 +5703,7 @@
 
 (macro: #export (template: tokens)
   {#;doc (doc "Define macros in the style of do-template and ^template."
-              "For simple macros that don't need any fancy features."
+              "For simple macros that do not need any fancy features."
               (template: (square x)
                 (i.* x x)))}
   (do Monad<Lux>