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@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Now, for an explanation of setting the arguments array. You cannot
set argument <var>n</var>=0. The `set` command is used to manipulate
the arguments passed to Bash after the fact—similarly, you could use
`set -x` to make Bash behave like you ran it as `bash -x`; like most
-GNU programs, the `--` tells it to not parse any of the options
-specially. The `shift` command shifts each entry <var>n</var> spots to
-the left, using <var>n</var>=1 if no value is specified; and leaving
+GNU programs, the `--` tells it to not parse any of the options as
+flags. The `shift` command shifts each entry <var>n</var> spots to the
+left, using <var>n</var>=1 if no value is specified; and leaving
argument 0 alone.