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@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
.TH Tcl_CreateTimerHandler 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.BS
.SH NAME
-Tcl_CreateTimerHandler, Tcl_DeleteTimerHandler \- call a procedure at a
-given time
+Tcl_CreateTimerHandler, Tcl_DeleteTimerHandler \- call a procedure at a given time
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ Procedure to invoke after \fImilliseconds\fR have elapsed.
.AP ClientData clientData in
Arbitrary one-word value to pass to \fIproc\fR.
.AP Tcl_TimerToken token in
-Token for previously-created timer handler (the return value
+Token for previously created timer handler (the return value
from some previous call to \fBTcl_CreateTimerHandler\fR).
.BE
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ dispatch events through \fBTcl_DoOneEvent\fR or through Tcl commands
such as \fBvwait\fR.
The call to \fIproc\fR may not be made at the exact time given by
\fImilliseconds\fR: it will be made at the next opportunity
-after that time. For example, if \fBTcl_DoOneEvent\fR isn't
+after that time. For example, if \fBTcl_DoOneEvent\fR is not
called until long after the time has elapsed, or if there
are other pending events to process before the call to
\fIproc\fR, then the call to \fIproc\fR will be delayed.
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ structure containing application-specific information about
what to do in \fIproc\fR.
.PP
\fBTcl_DeleteTimerHandler\fR may be called to delete a
-previously-created timer handler. It deletes the handler
+previously created timer handler. It deletes the handler
indicated by \fItoken\fR so that no call to \fIproc\fR
will be made; if that handler no longer exists
(e.g. because the time period has already elapsed and \fIproc\fR