; * doc/lispref/functions.texi (Calling Functions): Fix last change.

diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index f95c6d3656b16a388388ce59617c96cd674c59aa..91118b7ae058ee78fda9af387035fe4a4c0ffc2e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -827,12 +827,19 @@ This function returns a new function which, when called, will call
 additional arguments specified at the time of the call.  If @var{func}
 accepts @var{n} arguments, then a call to @code{apply-partially} with
 @w{@code{@var{m} <= @var{n}}} arguments will produce a new function of
-@w{@code{@var{n} - @var{m}}} arguments.
+@w{@code{@var{n} - @var{m}}} arguments@footnote{
+If the number of arguments that @var{func} can accept is unlimited,
+then the new function will also accept an unlimited number of
+arguments, so in that case @code{apply-partially} doesn't reduce the
+number of arguments that the new function could accept.
+}.
 
 Here's how we could define the built-in function @code{1+}, if it
 didn't exist, using @code{apply-partially} and @code{+}, another
-built-in function:@footnote{Note that unlike the built-in function
-this version accepts any number of arguments.}
+built-in function@footnote{
+Note that unlike the built-in function, this version accepts any
+number of arguments.
+}:
 
 @example
 @group