form that is evaluated to get a list of arguments to pass to the
command. Usually this form will call various functions to read input
from the user, most often through the minibuffer (@pxref{Minibuffers})
-or directly from the keyboard (@pxref{Reading Input})
+or directly from the keyboard (@pxref{Reading Input}).
Providing point or the mark as an argument value is also common, but
if you do this @emph{and} read input (whether using the minibuffer or
@defvar input-event-functions
This variable holds a list of functions to call after Emacs reads an
-event, but before any commands are run. Each function recieves a
+event, but before any commands are run. Each function receives a
single argument: the event that has been read.
There are normally easier hooks to use than this; in particular
@var{pre-command-hook} is run immediately before any command resulting
-from an event. However, not all events result in a command, including
+from an event. However, not all events result in a command, including
many mouse events and some keyboard events when an input-method is
active (@pxref{Reading Input}).
@end defvar