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-GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor}; over the years, it
-has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment},
+GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor;} over the years, it
+has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment,}
impressing programmers with its integrated debugging and
project-management features. It is also a multi-lingual word
processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display
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@item
-Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages}, including C,
+Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages,} including C,
C@t{++}, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Objective C, Pascal, Perl,
and Scheme.
systems.
@item
-Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages},
+Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages,}
including Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages.
@strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
@item
-Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs}.
+Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs.}
@item
Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
@end itemize
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-And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
-contains games to play.
-
Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
-languages, and this manual picks up where that tutorial ends. It
-explains the full range of the power of Emacs, now up to @strong{version
-27.2}, and contains reference material useful to expert users. It
-also includes appendices with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of macOS and Microsoft Windows.
+languages, and this nineteenth edition of the manual picks up where
+that tutorial ends. It explains the full range of the power of Emacs,
+now up to @strong[version 27.2,} and contains reference material
+useful to expert users. It also includes appendices with specific
+material about X and GTK resources, and with details for users of
+macOS and Microsoft Windows.
-Appendices are included, with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of Macintosh and Microsoft OS.
+And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
+contains games to play.
-@strong{About the original and principal Author:}
+@strong{About the original and principal author:}
-Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1975 and wrote GNU
+Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1976 and wrote GNU
Emacs in 1984/85. He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
-Pioneer award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as
-well as several honorary doctorates.
+Pioneer award, the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, and
+the ACM Software and System Award, as well as several doctorates
+honoris causa.
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