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YP Quick Build: use "set up" as a verb

Message ID 24bc012b-dc44-ca34-b3d0-b08200bf77d8@crashcourse.ca
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Robert P. J. Day May 8, 2026, 7:17 p.m. UTC 
Pedantically speaking, the difference between "setup" and "set up" is
explained here:

  https://grammarist.com/spelling/set-up-vs-setup/

- "setup" is one word when used as a noun
- "set up" is two words when it functions as a verb

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

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  Over time, I will fix the rest of the docs similarly.
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diff --git a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
index 7fbf92098..34a04cc96 100644
--- a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
+++ b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@  Use Git to Clone bitbake-setup
 ==============================

 Once you complete the setup instructions for your machine, you need to
-get a copy of the ``bitbake-setup`` tool to setup the :term:`Poky` reference
+get a copy of the ``bitbake-setup`` tool to set up the :term:`Poky` reference
 distribution on your build host. Use the following commands to clone
 the bitbake repository.

@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@  Setup a build environment with the following command:

    $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup init

-By default, this will setup a top directory in the current directory.
+By default, this will set up a top directory in the current directory.

-If you prefer to setup your builds in a different top directory, for example
+If you prefer to set up your builds in a different top directory, for example
 ``$HOME/bitbake-builds``, you can set it with the :ref:`bitbake:ref-bbsetup-command-settings` command:

 .. code-block:: console
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@  This directory contains:

 .. note::

-   It is also possible to setup the :term:`Poky` reference distro manually. For
+   It is also possible to set up the :term:`Poky` reference distro manually. For
    that refer to the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup` section of the Yocto
    Project Development Tasks Manual.

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@  an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source.

 #.  **Initialize the Build Environment:** Source the ``init-build-env``
     environment setup script within the :term:`bitbake:BitBake build` directory
-    to setup the :term:`BitBake` build environment on your host:
+    to set up the :term:`BitBake` build environment on your host:

     .. code-block:: console

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@  an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source.

        These set up the environment similar to what was previously in the local
        configuration file :ref:`local.conf <structure-build-conf-local.conf>`,
-       which is now largely empty. To setup the build how it was done
+       which is now largely empty. To set up the build how it was done
        previously, see the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup` section of the
        Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.