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24.4.50; Typos in autotype info

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From: Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com>, 17309 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17309: 24.4.50; Typos in autotype info
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:51:16 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

>>      "Iff" means "if and only if".  This terminology comes from
>>      mathematics.  Try to avoid using this term in documentation, since
>>      many are unfamiliar with it and mistake it for a typo.
>
> Indeed, I think "iff" is perfectly fine in docstrings, but we should
> refrain from using it in the Texinfo documentation.

I grepped for '\biff\b' and got:
./info/message.info:625:     header.  (Iff `Cc' header is not present, `Bcc' header will be
./info/autotype.info:231:     Logical and.  Iff preceding element moved point, i.e., usually
./info/autotype.info:235:     Logical xor.  Iff preceding element didn't move point, i.e.,
(+ entries explaining it, or saying not to use it)

Having no experience with the involved packages, I don't suggest a
patch.

-- 
Nico.

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