GNU bug report logs - #11862
[PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #56 received at 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11862: [PATCH 4/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise
	language
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:13:58 -0400

       Any argument whose name contains the name of a type (e.g.,
    -@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be of that
    +@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be
    +bound to an object of that
     type.

We normally use "argument" to refer to the value, not the name.
Thus, it is correct as written now.  Please don't make it more pedantic.

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