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;doc: journal: change wording wrt ledger compatibility (fix (#1306)

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@ -904,12 +904,12 @@ The journal file contains a number of transaction entries,
each describing a transfer of money (or any commodity) between two or more named accounts,
in a simple format readable by both hledger and humans.
hledger's journal format is a compatible subset, mostly, of [ledger's
journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format),
so hledger can work with [compatible](/ledger.html#journal-format)
ledger journal files as well. It's safe, and encouraged, to run both
hledger and ledger on the same journal file, eg to validate the results
you're getting.
hledger's journal format is compatible with most of
[Ledger's journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format), but not all of it.
The differences and interoperation tips are described at [hledger and Ledger](ledger.html).
With some care, and by avoiding incompatible features, you can keep your hledger journal
readable by Ledger and vice versa. This can useful eg for comparing the behaviour of one app
against the other.
You can use hledger without learning any more about this file; just
use the [add](#add) or [web](#web) or [import](#import) commands to