From 510f83c092d8a0f34b16cefbc6153d077982889a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:46:41 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: fix typo and grammar in README --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d31017ec771b1..98aef52750414 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ npm #### Is "npm" an acronym for "Node Package Manager"? -Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** in fact an acronym for "Node Package Manager"; It is a recursive bacronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project was named "ninaa", then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** were to ever have been considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially "new pm". +Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** an acronym for "Node Package Manager." It is a recursive backronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project were named "ninaa," then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** was ever considered an acronym, it would be "node pm" or, potentially, "new pm". From 51682fb9eb65805575a71e79150b84f79a46ea6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:46:46 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: use subjunctive mood and restore 'as' in acronym FAQ --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 98aef52750414..4d79b192e1f47 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ npm #### Is "npm" an acronym for "Node Package Manager"? -Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** an acronym for "Node Package Manager." It is a recursive backronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project were named "ninaa," then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** was ever considered an acronym, it would be "node pm" or, potentially, "new pm". +Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** an acronym for "Node Package Manager." It is a recursive backronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project were named "ninaa," then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** were ever considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially, "new pm".