changelog: composed -> combining

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@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ the same grapheme in the same cell in the terminal.
Previous versions of foot implemented a simple grapheme cluster
segmentation technique that **only** handled zero-width
codepoints. This allowed us to cluster composed characters, like q́
codepoints. This allowed us to cluster combining characters, like q́
(_q_ + _COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT_).
Once we have a grapheme cluster, we need to _shape_ it.
Composed characters are simple: they are typically rendered as
Combining characters are simple: they are typically rendered as
multiple glyphs layered on top of each other. This is why previous
versions of foot got away with it without any actual text shaping
support.