as local variables, and changing them can be dangerous. If a file
contains only risky local variables, Emacs neither offers nor accepts
@kbd{!} as input at the confirmation prompt. If some of the local
-variables in a file are risky, and some are only potentially unsafe,
-@kbd{!} is an option at the prompt. If you enter @kbd{!} in this case,
-all the local variables are applied, but only the non-risky ones are
-marked as safe for the future. If you really want to
+variables in a file are risky, and some are only potentially unsafe, you
+can enter @kbd{!} at the prompt. It applies all the variables, but only
+marks the non-risky ones as safe for the future. If you really want to
record safe values for risky variables, do it directly by customizing
@samp{safe-local-variable-values} (@pxref{Easy Customization}).