Fixes in 2018/ciura/README.md + Makefile

Formatting fixes and possibly typos (but mostly formatting).

On bold code blocks: I removed the bold because it appeared that some of
the formatting was messed up. I think this is okay though rather than
trying to fix the formatting of bold code blocks.

Set alt related target variables in Makefile so that make alt actually
works.

2018/ciura/Makefile

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ CSRC= ${PROG}.o
 DATA=
 TARGET= ${PROG}
 #
-ALT_OBJ=
+ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.alt.o
-ALT_TARGET=
+ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.alt
 
 
 #################

2018/ciura/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Most likely to be awarded
 
-    Marcin Ciura <mciura@gmail.com>  
+Marcin Ciura <mciura@gmail.com>  
-    Twitter: @mciura  
+Twitter: @mciura  
 
 ## To build:
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ make
 
 ### Alternate code:
 
-An alternate version of this entry, `prog.alt.c`, is provided.
+An alternate version of this entry, `prog.alt.c`, is provided.  As mentioned in
-As mentioned in the Author's comments, the alternate version lacks a useful bug fix.
+the Author's comments, the alternate version lacks a useful bug fix.
 
 To compile this alternate version:
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ make alt
 
 Use `prog.alt` as you would `prog` above.
 
+
 ## Judges' comments:
 
 This text was processed by prog. You may get confused.
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ Having been written in C, how large of a vocabulary has it?
 
 ## Author's comments:
 
-### The Program
+### The Program:
 
 "The Elements of Style" by prof. William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White
 is well known for its dislike of the passive voice.  Direct, vigorous,
@@ -71,177 +72,177 @@ initials.  Both regular and irregular past participles are properly
 dealt with.  Note that some words are red herrings: even though their
 ending is -ed, they are not past participles.
 
-### The Big String
+### The Big String:
 
-Here is the purpose of every byte inside the **`c[]`** string:
+Here is the purpose of every byte inside the `c[]` string:
 
-* 0-9:  highlighting passive constructions in the output;
+* 0-9:  highlighting passive constructions in the output.
-* 10-50:  classifying characters - called by **`V(4)`**;
+* 10-50:  classifying characters - called by `V(4)`.
-* 52:  outputting the newline character;
+* 52:  outputting the newline character.
-* 51-187:  tokenizing text and detecting passive constructions - two
+* 51-187:  tokenizing text and detecting passive constructions - two type A
-  type A state machines, called by **`V(2)`** and **`V(3)`**;
+state machines, called by `V(2)` and `V(3)`.
-* 186-2786:  determining word categories (past participles, present
+* 186-2786:  determining word categories (past participles, present simple and
-  simple and past simple forms of "to be", other forms of "to be",
+past simple forms of "to be", other forms of "to be", adverbs, wh-words, and
-  adverbs, wh-words, and other words) and recognizing abbreviations -
+other words) and recognizing abbreviations - two type B state machines, called
-  two type B state machines, called by **`V(808)`** and **`V(205)`**.
+by `V(808)` and `V(205)`.
 
-### The State Machines
+### The State Machines:
 
 I heard you don't like state machines so I put a state machine in your
 state machine so you can reject this entry while you reject this entry.
 
 Both types of state machines in the program are Mealy machines: we can
-think of their transitions as triples (**`transition_label`**,
+think of their transitions as triples (`transition_label`,
-**`next_state`**, **`output`**).
+`next_state`, `output`).
 
-### Type A
+### Type A:
 
 A state of type A state machine consists of eight transitions whose
 representations occupy consecutive bytes.  The byte
-**`c[3 + 8*state + transition_label]`** contains
+`c[3 + 8*state + transition_label]` contains
-**`(unsigned char)(30 + 5*next_state + output)`**.
+`(unsigned char)(30 + 5*next_state + output)`.
 
 The `transition_label` is either one of character classes:
 
-* **`nil`** = 0,
+* `nil` = 0,
-* **`space`** = 1,
+* `space` = 1,
-* **`new_line`** = 2,
+* `new_line` = 2,
-* **`uppercase`** = 3,
+* `uppercase` = 3,
-* **`lowercase`** = 4,
+* `lowercase` = 4,
-* **`period`** = 5,
+* `period` = 5,
-* **`bang_question`** = 6,
+* `bang_question` = 6,
-* **`punctuation`** = 7,
+* `punctuation` = 7,
 
 or one of word classes:
 
-* **`adverb`** = 0,
+* `adverb` = 0,
-* **`other`** = 2,
+* `other` = 2,
-* **`past_participle`** = 3,
+* `past_participle` = 3,
-* **`to_be`** = 4,
+* `to_be` = 4,
-* **`are_were`** = 5,
+* `are_were` = 5,
-* **`wh_word`** = 6 (cf. the **`output`** of type B state machines).
+* `wh_word` = 6 (cf. the `output` of type B state machines).
 
-The **`output`** is either one of:
+The `output` is either one of:
 
-* **`end_of_text`** = 0,
+* `end_of_text` = 0,
-* **`sentence_start`** = 1,
+* `sentence_start` = 1,
-* **`sentence_end`** = 2,
+* `sentence_end` = 2,
-* **`token_end`** = 3,
+* `token_end` = 3,
-* **`ignore`** = 4,
+* `ignore` = 4,
 
 or one of
 
-* **`passive_construction_start`** = 1,
+* `passive_construction_start` = 1,
-* **`ignore`** = 2,
+* `ignore` = 2,
-* **`passive_construction_end`** = 3.
+* `passive_construction_end` = 3.
 
 Type A state machines run continuously.  Their state is kept in
-**`k[2]`** and **`k[3]`**.
+`k[2]` and `k[3]`.
 
 Below are sample steps of scanning a sequence of characters with
-classes **`uppercase`**, **`lowercase`**, **`period`**, **`space`**,
+classes `uppercase`, `lowercase`, `period`, `space`,
-and **`uppercase`**.
+and `uppercase`.
 
-* **`state`** = 7, **`transition_label`** = 3 (**`uppercase`**), **`output`** = **`sentence_start`**
+* `state` = 7, `transition_label` = 3 (`uppercase`), `output` = `sentence_start`
-* **`state`** = 14, **`transition_label`** = 4 (**`lowercase`**), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 14, `transition_label` = 4 (`lowercase`), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 15, **`transition_label`** = 5 (**`period`**), **`output`** = **`token_end`**
+* `state` = 15, `transition_label` = 5 (`period`), `output` = `token_end`
-* **`state`** = 13, **`transition_label`** = 1 (**`space`**), **`output`** = **`token_end`**
+* `state` = 13, `transition_label` = 1 (`space`), `output` = `token_end`
-* **`state`** = 18, **`transition_label`** = 3 (**`uppercase`**), **`output`** = **`sentence_end`**
+* `state` = 18, `transition_label` = 3 (`uppercase`), `output` = `sentence_end`
 
-And here are sample steps of scanning tokens with classes **`to_be`**,
+And here are sample steps of scanning tokens with classes `to_be`,
-**`adverb`**, **`past_participle`**.
+`adverb`, `past_participle`.
 
-* **`state`** = 8, **`transition_label`** = 4 (**`to_be`**), **`output`** = **`passive_construction_start`**
+* `state` = 8, `transition_label` = 4 (`to_be`), `output` = `passive_construction_start`
-* **`state`** = 22, **`transition_label`** = 0 (**`adverb`**), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 22, `transition_label` = 0 (`adverb`), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 22, **`transition_label`** = 3 (**`past_participle`**), **`output`** = **`passive_construction_end`**
+* `state` = 22, `transition_label` = 3 (`past_participle`), `output` = `passive_construction_end`
 
-### Type B
+### Type B:
 
 Type B state machines are built by a variant of the algorithm described
 in the paper
-*[How to squeeze a lexicon](http://sun.aei.polsl.pl/~mciura/publikacje/lexicon.pdf)*.
+[How to squeeze a lexicon](http://sun.aei.polsl.pl/~mciura/publikacje/lexicon.pdf).
 Their states are represented as interlaced sparse arrays of transitions.
 
-The **`transition_label`** is one of:
+The `transition_label` is one of:
 
-* **`word_start`** = 0,
+* `word_start` = 0,
-* **`period_or_apostrophe`** = 1,
+* `period_or_apostrophe` = 1,
-* **`a_z_letter`** = 2..27.
+* `a_z_letter` = 2..27.
 
 The `output` is either one of word classes:
 
-* **`adverb`** = 0,
+* `adverb` = 0,
-* **`ignore`** = 1,
+* `ignore` = 1,
-* **`other`** = 2,
+* `other` = 2,
-* **`past_participle`** = 3,
+* `past_participle` = 3,
-* **`to_be`** = 4,
+* `to_be` = 4,
-* **`are_were`** = 5,
+* `are_were` = 5,
-* **`wh_word`** = 6,
+* `wh_word` = 6,
 
 or
 
-* **`ignore`** = 1,
+* `ignore` = 1,
-* **`abbreviation`** = 2.
+* `abbreviation` = 2.
 
-The byte **`c[186 + (state + transition_label)] = (unsigned char)(2 + transition_label + 28 * output)`**.
+The byte `c[186 + (state + transition_label)]` = `(unsigned char)(2 + transition_label + 28 * output)`.
 
-The byte **`c[836 + 2*(state + transition_label)] =`**
+The byte `c[836 + 2*(state + transition_label)]` =
 
-* **`' '`** when **`next_state / 376 == 0`**,
+* `' '` when `next_state / 376 == 0`,
-* **`';'`** when **`next_state / 376 == 1`**.
+* `';'` when `next_state / 376 == 1`.
 
-The byte **`c[837 + 2*(state + transition_label)] =`**
+The byte `c[837 + 2*(state + transition_label)]` =
 
-* **`' '`** when **`next_state / 94 % 4 == 0`**,
+* `' '` when `next_state / 94 % 4 == 0`,
-* **`';'`** when **`next_state / 94 % 4 == 1`**,
+* `';'` when `next_state / 94 % 4 == 1`,
-* **`'{'`** when **`next_state / 94 % 4 == 2`**,
+* `'{'` when `next_state / 94 % 4 == 2`,
-* **`'}'`** when **`next_state / 94 % 4 == 3`**.
+* `'}'` when `next_state / 94 % 4 == 3`.
 
-The byte **`c[2136 + (state + transition_label)] = (unsigned char)(32 + next_state % 94)`**.
+The byte `c[2136 + (state + transition_label)]` = `(unsigned char)(32 + next_state % 94)`.
 
-A type B state machine starts in a given **`state`** with **`output`**
+A type B state machine starts in a given `state` with `output`
-set to **`ignore`**.  It scans a word backwards, converting character by
+set to `ignore`.  It scans a word backwards, converting character by
-character to **`transition_label`**.  When it meets **`word_start`**, it
+character to `transition_label`.  When it meets `word_start`, it
-returns, leaving the most recently stored **`output`** in **`v`**.
+returns, leaving the most recently stored `output` in `v`.
 It also returns when
-**`c[186 + (state + transition_label)] != (unsigned char)(2 + transition_label + 28 * output)`**,
+`c[186 + (state + transition_label)] != (unsigned char)(2 + transition_label + 28 * output)`,
-i.e. when the **`transition_label`** in the byte mismatches the
+i.e. when the `transition_label` in the byte mismatches the
-**`transition_label`** used to compute the index.  Otherwise, if the
+`transition_label` used to compute the index.  Otherwise, if the
-**`output`** in this byte differs from **`ignore`**, the state machine
+`output` in this byte differs from `ignore`, the state machine
-stores it in **`v`**.  Regardless of the value of the **`output`**,
+stores it in `v`.  Regardless of the value of the `output`,
-it also assigns **`next_state`** to **`state`** and proceeds to scan
+it also assigns `next_state` to `state` and proceeds to scan
 the previous character.  The state machine that determines the word
-class is set up so that it never returns **`ignore`**.
+class is set up so that it never returns `ignore`.
 
 Below are sample steps of scanning the word "chiefly".
 
-* **`state`** = 623, **`transition_label`** = 26 ('y'), **`output`** = **`other`**
+* `state` = 623, `transition_label` = 26 ('y'), `output` = `other`
-* **`state`** = 602, **`transition_label`** = 13 ('l'), **`output`** = **`adverb`**
+* `state` = 602, `transition_label` = 13 ('l'), `output` = `adverb`
-* **`state`** = 594, **`transition_label`** = 7 ('f'), **`output`** = **`other`**
+* `state` = 594, `transition_label` = 7 ('f'), `output` = `other`
-* **`state`** = 549, **`transition_label`** = 6 ('e'), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 549, `transition_label` = 6 ('e'), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 543, **`transition_label`** = 10 ('i'), **`output`** = **`adverb`**
+* `state` = 543, `transition_label` = 10 ('i'), `output` = `adverb`
-* **`state`** = 0, **`transition_label`** = 9 ('h') mismatches the value stored
+* `state` = 0, `transition_label` = 9 ('h') mismatches the value stored
-in the byte.  Return **`adverb`**.
+in the byte.  Return `adverb`.
 
 And here are sample steps of scanning the string "i.e.":
 
-* **`state`** = 19, **`transition_label`** = 1 ('.'), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 19, `transition_label` = 1 ('.'), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 24, **`transition_label`** = 6 ('e'), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 24, `transition_label` = 6 ('e'), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 3, **`transition_label`** = 1 ('.'), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 3, `transition_label` = 1 ('.'), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 2, **`transition_label`** = 10 ('i'), **`output`** = **`ignore`**
+* `state` = 2, `transition_label` = 10 ('i'), `output` = `ignore`
-* **`state`** = 1, **`transition_label`** = 0 ('\0'), **`output`** = **`abbreviation`**.
+* `state` = 1, `transition_label` = 0 ('\0'), `output` = `abbreviation`.
-Return **`abbreviation`**.
+Return `abbreviation`.
 
-### Remarks
+### Remarks:
 
-The judges found a bug in the handling of contractions: **`prog.alt.c`**
+The judges found a bug in the handling of contractions: `prog.alt.c`
-outputs "foo wasn'**[t bazzed]**".  I fixed the bug in **`prog.c`**, making
+outputs "foo wasn'**[t bazzed]**".  I fixed the bug in `prog.c`, making
 it output "foo **[wasn't bazzed]**" instead, and took the liberty to merge
-one statement into a **`for`** loop inside its **`main()`** function.
+one statement into a `for` loop inside its `main()` function.
 
 The program uses a 9,437,187-byte buffer so it probably will not run
-on 16-bit and smaller machines without changing the size of array **`C[]`**
+on 16-bit and smaller machines without changing the size of array `C[]`
-and the expression **`9<<20`** inside the call to **`read()`**.
+and the expression `9<<20` inside the call to `read()`.
 
 I have tested it on:
 
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ I have tested it on:
 * Linux with clang version 3.4-1ubuntu3,
 * OS/X with Apple LLVM version 6.0 (clang-600.0.57).
 
-For a clean compile under c89 and c90, add **`-Woverlength-strings`**
+For a clean compile under C89 and C90, add `-Woverlength-strings`
-to **`CSILENCE`**.
+to `CSILENCE`.
 
 ## Copyright and CC BY-SA 4.0 License: