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diff --git a/doc/lispref/help.texi b/doc/lispref/help.texi index ab884f8dc80..44c09a2085a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/help.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/help.texi @@ -318,25 +318,13 @@ stands for no text itself. It is used only for a side effect: it specifies @var{mapvar}'s value as the keymap for any following @samp{\[@var{command}]} sequences in this documentation string. -@item ` -(grave accent) stands for a left quote, and alters the interpretation -of the next unmatched apostrophe. - -@item ' -(apostrophe) stands for a right quote if preceded by grave accent and -there are no intervening apostrophes. Otherwise, apostrophe stands -for itself. - @item ‘ -(left single quotation mark) stands for a left quote. +@itemx ` +(left single quotation mark and grave accent) both stand for a left quote. @item ’ -(right single quotation mark) stands for a right quote. - -@item ' -(apostrophe) stands for a right quote if -preceded by grave accent and there are no intervening apostrophes. -Otherwise, apostrophe stands for itself. +@itemx ' +(right single quotation mark and apostrophe) both stand for a right quote. @item \= quotes the following character and is discarded; thus, @samp{\=`} puts |