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doc: fix typos in event loop doc to aid readability #6916

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doc: fix typos in event loop doc to aid readability
May 21, 2016
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doc: remove possessive language from `setImmediate` vs `setTimeout`
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Expand Up @@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ ways depending on when they are called.
* `setTimeout()` schedules a script to be run
after a minimum threshold in ms has elapsed.

The order in which they are execute varies depending on the context in
which they are called. If both are called in the main module then you
are bound to how fast your process go, which is impacted by other
programs running on your machine.
The order in which they are executed varies depending on the context in
which they are called. If both are called in the main module, then you
are bound by how fast your process goes (which is impacted by other
programs running on your machine).
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Would prefer to rework this a bit to avoid the use of you and your. Perhaps...

The order in which the timers are executed will vary depending on the context
in which they are called. If both are called from within the main module, then timing
will be bound by the performance of the process (which can be impacted by other
applications running on the machine).

Or something along those lines.


For example, if we run the following script which is not within a I/O
cycle (i.e. the main module), the order in which the two functions are
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