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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2001-07-17 10:50:35 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2001-07-17 10:50:35 +0000
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downloademacs-58fa012dac718ff7097828ba99aabea688c96ea8.tar.gz
Proofreading fixes from Chris Green <chris_e_green@yahoo.com>.
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@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ read with the minibuffer).
To change the definition of an abbrev, just define a new definition.
When the abbrev has a prior definition, the abbrev definition commands
-ask for confirmation for replacing it.
+ask for confirmation before replacing it.
To remove an abbrev definition, give a negative argument to the abbrev
definition command: @kbd{C-u - C-x a g} or @kbd{C-u - C-x a l}. The
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ once. This command is effective even if Abbrev mode is not enabled.
@table @kbd
@item M-x list-abbrevs
-Display a list of all abbrev definitions. With numeric argument, list
+Display a list of all abbrev definitions. With a numeric argument, list
only local abbrevs.
@item M-x edit-abbrevs
Edit a list of abbrevs; you can add, alter or remove definitions.
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ you are expanding.
@vindex dabbrev-case-fold-search
This feature is controlled by the variable
@code{dabbrev-case-fold-search}. If it is @code{t}, case is ignored in
-this search; if @code{nil}, the word and the expansion must match in
-case. If the value of @code{dabbrev-case-fold-search} is
+this search; if it is @code{nil}, the word and the expansion must match
+in case. If the value of @code{dabbrev-case-fold-search} is
@code{case-fold-search}, which is true by default, then the variable
@code{case-fold-search} controls whether to ignore case while searching
for expansions.
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ pattern.
@vindex dabbrev-case-fold-search
The variable @code{dabbrev-case-replace} controls whether to preserve
the case pattern of the abbrev. If it is @code{t}, the abbrev's case
-pattern is preserved in most cases; if @code{nil}, the expansion is
+pattern is preserved in most cases; if it is @code{nil}, the expansion is
always copied verbatim. If the value of @code{dabbrev-case-replace} is
@code{case-replace}, which is true by default, then the variable
@code{case-replace} controls whether to copy the expansion verbatim.