By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when
you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised. However
-the advice will be automatically activated when the function is
-defined or redefined later. You can request the activation of advice
-for a function when you define the advice, by specifying the
-@code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}. But normally you
-activate the advice for a function by calling the function
-@code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands listed
-below.
+the advice will be automatically activated if the function is defined
+or redefined later. You can request the activation of advice for a
+function when you define the advice, by specifying the @code{activate}
+flag in the @code{defadvice}. But normally you activate the advice
+for a function by calling the function @code{ad-activate} or one of
+the other activation commands listed below.
Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits
you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without
@deffn Command ad-start-advice
Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
-redefined. This mode is turned on by default.
+redefined. This is the default mode.
@end deffn
@deffn Command ad-stop-advice