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diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi index de590c4cf9d..f3070f4659b 100644 --- a/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/lispref/tips.texi @@ -845,6 +845,12 @@ Instead of, ``Cause Emacs to display text in boldface,'' write just ``Display text in boldface.'' @item +Avoid using ``iff'' (a mathematics term meaning ``if and only if''), +since many people are unfamiliar with it and mistake it for a typo. In +most cases, the meaning is clear with just ``if''. Otherwise, try to +find an alternate phrasing that conveys the meaning. + +@item When a command is meaningful only in a certain mode or situation, do mention that in the documentation string. For example, the documentation of @code{dired-find-file} is: |