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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/lists.texi b/lispref/lists.texi
index e3891f81971..41b3918de06 100644
--- a/lispref/lists.texi
+++ b/lispref/lists.texi
@@ -448,11 +448,11 @@ interesting to note that @code{list} is used more times in the source
code for Emacs than @code{cons}.
@defun cons object1 object2
-This function is the fundamental function for building new list
+This function is the most basic function for building new list
structure. It creates a new cons cell, making @var{object1} the
-@sc{car}, and @var{object2} the @sc{cdr}. It then returns the new cons
-cell. The arguments @var{object1} and @var{object2} may be any Lisp
-objects, but most often @var{object2} is a list.
+@sc{car}, and @var{object2} the @sc{cdr}. It then returns the new
+cons cell. The arguments @var{object1} and @var{object2} may be any
+Lisp objects, but most often @var{object2} is a list.
@example
@group