[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v

[Miles Bader]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Miles Bader <miles>     07/08/13 13:41:28

Index: lispref/tips.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.96
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -b -r1.96 -r1.97
--- lispref/tips.texi   26 Jul 2007 05:27:38 -0000      1.96
+++ lispref/tips.texi   13 Aug 2007 13:41:21 -0000      1.97
@@ -845,6 +845,12 @@
 ``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.
+
address@hidden
 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: