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From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
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On Mon, Jun  6, 2022 at 10:11:54PM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/plpgsql-errors-and-messages.html
> Description:
> 
> Dear Sirs,
>   From the page on RAISE ...
>   I read this 3 times and tripped over "write a format", which should be use
> (or specify) a format string ...
> 
> Current:
> After level if any, you can write a format (which must be a simple string
> literal, not an expression). The format string specifies the error message
> text to be reported. 
> 
> Suggested Rewrite:
> After level if any, you can specify a format string (which must be a simple
> string literal, not an expression). The format string specifies the error
> message text to be reported. 

Good idea, patch attached.

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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml
index d9a74896d5..cedc11ab1f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml
@@ -3778,7 +3778,7 @@ RAISE ;
 
    <para>
     After <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable> if any,
-    you can write a <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable>
+    you can specify a <replaceable class="parameter">format string</replaceable>
     (which must be a simple string literal, not an expression).  The
     format string specifies the error message text to be reported.
     The format string can be followed

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