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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1998-05-26 18:56:56 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1998-05-26 18:56:56 +0000
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diff --git a/lispref/syntax.texi b/lispref/syntax.texi
index b6a5ea9a132..35cde861d15 100644
--- a/lispref/syntax.texi
+++ b/lispref/syntax.texi
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ character, @samp{/}, does have the @samp{b} flag.
@item @samp{*/}
This is a comment-end sequence for ``a'' style because the first
-character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag
+character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag.
@item newline
This is a comment-end sequence for ``b'' style, because the newline
@@ -542,10 +542,8 @@ This function moves point forward across characters having syntax classes
mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters the end of
the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a character it is
not supposed to skip.
-@ignore @c may want to change this.
The return value is the distance traveled, which is a nonnegative
integer.
-@end ignore
@end defun
@defun skip-syntax-backward syntaxes &optional limit
@@ -553,10 +551,9 @@ This function moves point backward across characters whose syntax
classes are mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters
the beginning of the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a
character it is not supposed to skip.
-@ignore @c may want to change this.
+
The return value indicates the distance traveled. It is an integer that
is zero or less.
-@end ignore
@end defun
@defun backward-prefix-chars
@@ -598,7 +595,7 @@ stops when it comes to any character that starts a sexp. If
@var{stop-comment} is non-@code{nil}, parsing stops when it comes to the
start of a comment. If @var{stop-comment} is the symbol
@code{syntax-table}, parsing stops after the start of a comment or a
-string, or the of a comment or a string, whichever comes first.
+string, or the end of a comment or a string, whichever comes first.
@cindex parse state
The fifth argument @var{state} is a nine-element list of the same form
@@ -893,7 +890,7 @@ in category table @var{table}.
@defun get-unused-category table
This function returns a category name (a character) which is not
currently defined in @var{table}. If all possible categories are in use
-in @var{table}, it returns @code{nil},
+in @var{table}, it returns @code{nil}.
@end defun
@defun category-table