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@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
110110 These forms set or remove the default value for a column.
111111 The default values only apply to subsequent <command>INSERT</command>
112112 commands; they do not cause rows already in the table to change.
113- Defaultsmay also be created for views, in which case they are
113+ Defaultscan also be created for views, in which case they are
114114 inserted into <command>INSERT</> statements on the view before
115115 the view's <literal>ON INSERT</literal> rule is applied.
116116 </para>
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
200200 A disabled trigger is still known to the system, but is not executed
201201 when its triggering event occurs. For a deferred trigger, the enable
202202 status is checked when the event occurs, not when the trigger function
203- is actually executed. Onemay disable or enable a single
203+ is actually executed. Onecan disable or enable a single
204204 trigger specified by name, or all triggers on the table, or only
205205 user triggers (this option excludes triggers that are used to implement
206206 foreign key constraints). Disabling or enabling constraint triggers
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
261261 <xref linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE" endterm="sql-createtable-title">
262262 for details on the available parameters. Note that the table contents
263263 will not be modified immediately by this command; depending on the
264- parameter youmay need to rewrite the table to get the desired effects.
264+ parameter youmight need to rewrite the table to get the desired effects.
265265 That can be done with <xref linkend="SQL-CLUSTER"
266266 endterm="sql-cluster-title"> or one of the forms of <command>ALTER
267267 TABLE</> that forces a table rewrite.
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
284284 <listitem>
285285 <para>
286286 This form resets one or more storage parameters to their
287- defaults. As with <literal>SET</>, a table rewritemay be
287+ defaults. As with <literal>SET</>, a table rewritemight be
288288 needed to update the table entirely.
289289 </para>
290290 </listitem>
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
309309 <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the parent. Currently
310310 <literal>UNIQUE</literal>, <literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal>, and
311311 <literal>FOREIGN KEY</literal> constraints are not considered, but
312- thismay change in the future.
312+ thismight change in the future.
313313 </para>
314314 </listitem>
315315 </varlistentry>
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
607607 <para>
608608 Adding a column with a non-null default or changing the type of an
609609 existing column will require the entire table to be rewritten. This
610- may take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
610+ might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
611611 temporarily require double the disk space.
612612 </para>
613613
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ ALTER TABLE table ALTER COLUMN anycol TYPE anytype;
656656 expression is not applied to the column's default value (if any); the
657657 result might not be a constant expression as required for a default.
658658 This means that when there is no implicit or assignment cast from old to
659- new type, <literal>ALTER TYPE</>may fail to convert the default even
659+ new type, <literal>ALTER TYPE</>might fail to convert the default even
660660 though a <literal>USING</literal> clause is supplied. In such cases,
661661 drop the default with <literal>DROP DEFAULT</>, perform the <literal>ALTER
662662 TYPE</>, and then use <literal>SET DEFAULT</> to add a suitable new