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A minor error in the Elisp manual

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Reported by: Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com>

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 02:07:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com>
To: 42591 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:45:28 -0500

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In the Elisp manual in section 9.2 Defining Symbols, the first sentence 
in the third paragraph says:

In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, 
whether not it has first been defined as a variable.

I believe that the word 'or' is missing between the words 'whether' and 
'not', and that the sentence should read:

In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, 
whether or not it has first been defined as a variable.

Sincerely,
J C Bingham
   - Georgetown, TX USA -
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