[Emacs-diffs] emacs/doc/lispref lists.texi

[Chong Yidong]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Chong Yidong <cyd>      09/02/22 00:42:28

Modified files:
        doc/lispref    : lists.texi 

Log message:
        (List Elements): Copyedits.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/doc/lispref/lists.texi?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.5&r2=1.6

Patches:
Index: lists.texi
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/lispref/lists.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -b -r1.5 -r1.6
--- lists.texi  22 Feb 2009 00:19:57 -0000      1.5
+++ lists.texi  22 Feb 2009 00:42:28 -0000      1.6
@@ -164,13 +164,12 @@
 
 @defun car cons-cell
 This function returns the value referred to by the first slot of the
-cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  Expressed another way, this function
-returns the @sc{car} of @var{cons-cell}.
+cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  In other words, it returns the @sc{car} of
address@hidden
 
-As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{car}
-is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument
-for @code{car}.  An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell
-or @code{nil}.
+As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function
+returns @code{nil}.  Therefore, any list is a valid argument.  An
+error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}.
 
 @example
 @group
@@ -185,14 +184,13 @@
 @end defun
 
 @defun cdr cons-cell
-This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of
-the cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  Expressed another way, this function
-returns the @sc{cdr} of @var{cons-cell}.
-
-As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{cdr}
-is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument
-for @code{cdr}.  An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell
-or @code{nil}.
+This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of the
+cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  In other words, it returns the @sc{cdr} of
address@hidden
+
+As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function
+returns @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument.  An error
+is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}.
 
 @example
 @group