2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 2b9b81d2bd8..e954fe496c4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2010-06-10  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* basic.texi (Inserting Text): Minor clarification.  (Bug#6374)
+
+	* basic.texi (Inserting Text): Fix typo.
+
+2010-06-10  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
 	* ack.texi (Acknowledgments):
 	* emacs.texi (Acknowledgments): Update for notifications.el.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index 27ca4593339..b5a194f1ccf 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001,
-@c   2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c   2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @node Basic, Minibuffer, Exiting, Top
 @chapter Basic Editing Commands
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ of overwriting with it.
 @vindex read-quoted-char-radix
 @noindent
 To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable
-@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16.  If the radix is greater
-than 10, some letters starting with @kbd{a} serve as part of a
-character code, just like digits.
+@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16.  If the radix is 16,
+the letters @kbd{a} to @kbd{f} serve as part of a character code,
+just like digits.  Case is ignored.
 
   A numeric argument tells @kbd{C-q} how many copies of the quoted
 character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
 @cindex Unicode
   Instead of @kbd{C-q}, you can use @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}}
 (@code{ucs-insert}) to insert a character based on its Unicode name or
-code-point.  This commands prompts for a character to insert, using
+code-point.  This command prompts for a character to insert, using
 the minibuffer; you can specify the character using either (i) the
 character's name in the Unicode standard, or (ii) the character's
 code-point in the Unicode standard.  If you specify the character's