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diff --git a/doc/lispref/intro.texi b/doc/lispref/intro.texi index 6dc5991f23d..0e8e0e5a8eb 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/intro.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/intro.texi @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ evaluation of the expanded form. @result{} c @end example - Sometimes to help describe one form, we show another form that + To help describe one form, we sometimes show another form that produces identical results. The exact equivalence of two forms is indicated with @samp{@equiv{}}. @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ arguments default to @code{nil}). Do not write @code{&optional} when you call the function. The keyword @code{&rest} (which must be followed by a single -argument name) indicates that any number of arguments may follow. The +argument name) indicates that any number of arguments can follow. The single argument name following @code{&rest} receives, as its value, a list of all the remaining arguments passed to the function. Do not write @code{&rest} when you call the function. @@ -380,10 +380,9 @@ More generally, @end defun Any argument whose name contains the name of a type (e.g., -@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be bound -to an object of that type. A plural of a type (such as @var{buffers}) -often means a list of objects of that type. An argument named with the -type @var{object} may be bound to an object of any type. +@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be of that +type. A plural of a type (such as @var{buffers}) often means a list of +objects of that type. An argument named @var{object} may be of any type. (For a list of Emacs object types, @pxref{Lisp Data Types}.) An argument with some other sort of name (e.g., @var{new-file}) is discussed specifically in the description of the function. In some sections, |