@result{} c
@end example
- Sometimes to help describe one form, we show another form that
+ To help describe one form, we sometimes show another form that
produces identical results. The exact equivalence of two forms is
indicated with @samp{@equiv{}}.
you call the function.
The keyword @code{&rest} (which must be followed by a single
-argument name) indicates that any number of arguments may follow. The
+argument name) indicates that any number of arguments can follow. The
single argument name following @code{&rest} receives, as its
value, a list of all the remaining arguments passed to the function.
Do not write @code{&rest} when you call the function.
@end defun
Any argument whose name contains the name of a type (e.g.,
-@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be bound
-to an object of that type. A plural of a type (such as @var{buffers})
-often means a list of objects of that type. An argument named with the
-type @var{object} may be bound to an object of any type.
+@var{integer}, @var{integer1} or @var{buffer}) is expected to be of that
+type. A plural of a type (such as @var{buffers}) often means a list of
+objects of that type. An argument named @var{object} may be of any type.
(For a list of Emacs object types, @pxref{Lisp Data Types}.) An argument
with some other sort of name (e.g., @var{new-file}) is discussed
specifically in the description of the function. In some sections,