From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:49:52 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Positions): Clarify further.
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(Positions): Clarify further.
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diff --git a/lispref/positions.texi b/lispref/positions.texi
index 9a71cf29e33..3c1e642e6b4 100644
--- a/lispref/positions.texi
+++ b/lispref/positions.texi
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ with the surrounding characters.  Functions that expect an argument to
 be a position (an integer), but accept a marker as a substitute,
 normally ignore which buffer the marker points into; they convert the
 marker to an integer, and use that integer, exactly as if you had
-passed the integer as the argument.  Markers used this way usually
-point to a position in the buffer that the function will operate on,
-but if not, they are converted to integers anyway.  @xref{Markers}.
+passed the integer as the argument, even if the marker points to the
+``wrong'' buffer.  A marker that points nowhere cannot convert to an
+integer; using it instead of an integer causes an error.
+@xref{Markers}.
 
   See also the ``field'' feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides
 functions that are used by many cursor-motion commands.