Regression introduced in commit 30d45ed5ccc3b9cf1f7cc745a1f293137ec958aa. Warned-by: lintian
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Specifies the log file (since version 1.15.0), when this is to be different
from the default (/var/log/alternatives.log).
.TP
.BI \-\-force
-Allows to replace or drop any real file that is installed
+Allow replacing or dropping any real file that is installed
where an alternative link has to be installed or removed.
.BI \-\-skip\-auto