Minor quoting etc. fixes to Emacs manual

* doc/emacs/Makefile.in, doc/emacs/ack.texi, doc/emacs/building.texi:
* doc/emacs/calendar.texi, doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi:
* doc/emacs/custom.texi, doc/emacs/dired.texi, doc/emacs/emacs.texi:
* doc/emacs/files.texi, doc/emacs/glossary.texi, doc/emacs/gnu.texi:
* doc/emacs/indent.texi, doc/emacs/macos.texi:
* doc/emacs/maintaining.texi, doc/emacs/makefile.w32-in:
* doc/emacs/programs.texi, doc/emacs/rmail.texi:
* doc/emacs/search.texi, doc/emacs/trouble.texi:
* doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi:
Use American-style double quoting in ordinary text,
and quote 'like this' when single-quoting in ASCII text.
Also, fix some minor spacing issues.

20 files changed, 59 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/Makefile.in b/doc/emacs/Makefile.in
index 9f04f0d770..9932348ba6 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/emacs/Makefile.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SHELL = @SHELL@
 # update the sed rules in the dist target below.
 
 # Where to find the source code.  $(srcdir) will be the doc/emacs subdirectory
-# of the source tree.  This is set by configure's `--srcdir' option.
+# of the source tree.  This is set by configure's '--srcdir' option.
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ack.texi b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
index 151c3f1b84..f612a7b04d 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ack.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ Ken Stevens wrote @file{ispell.el}, a spell-checker interface.
 
 @item
 Kim F. Storm made many improvements to the Emacs display engine,
-process support, and networking support. He also wrote
+process support, and networking support.  He also wrote
 @file{bindat.el}, a package for encoding and decoding binary data;
 CUA mode, which allows Emacs to emulate the standard CUA key
 bindings; @file{ido.el}, a package for selecting buffers and files
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index b0e6538d1a..b4a99a1c25 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ of the window.  Disabled breakpoints are indicated with @samp{b}.
 (The margin is only displayed if a breakpoint is present.)
 
   A solid arrow in the left fringe of a source buffer indicates the
-line of the innermost frame where the debugged program has stopped. A
+line of the innermost frame where the debugged program has stopped.  A
 hollow arrow indicates the current execution line of a higher-level
 frame.  If you drag the arrow in the fringe with @kbd{Mouse-1}, that
 causes execution to advance to the line where you release the button.
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ size for these data items.
 
 When @code{gdb-many-windows} is non-@code{nil}, the locals buffer
 shares its window with the registers buffer, just like breakpoints and
-threads buffers. To switch from one to the other, click with
+threads buffers.  To switch from one to the other, click with
 @kbd{Mouse-1} on the relevant button in the header line.
 
 @node Watch Expressions
@@ -1457,8 +1457,8 @@ Evaluate all the Emacs Lisp expressions in the buffer.
 @end table
 
 @ifinfo
-@c This uses ``colon'' instead of a literal `:' because Info cannot
-@c cope with a `:' in a menu
+@c This uses 'colon' instead of a literal ':' because Info cannot
+@c cope with a ':' in a menu.
 @kindex M-@key{colon}
 @end ifinfo
 @ifnotinfo
diff --git a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
index d3f3a559bd..03a484b338 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ between years will not work.
 
   If the variable @code{cal-html-print-day-number-flag} is
 non-@code{nil}, then the monthly calendars show the day-of-the-year
-number. The variable @code{cal-html-year-index-cols} specifies the
+number.  The variable @code{cal-html-year-index-cols} specifies the
 number of columns in the yearly index page.
 
 @cindex calendar and @LaTeX{}
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ Display Mayan date for selected day (@code{calendar-mayan-print-date}).
   Otherwise, move point to the date you want to convert, then type the
 appropriate command starting with @kbd{p} from the table above.  The
 prefix @kbd{p} is a mnemonic for ``print'', since Emacs ``prints'' the
-equivalent date in the echo area. @kbd{p o} displays the
+equivalent date in the echo area.  @kbd{p o} displays the
 date in all forms known to Emacs.  You can also use @kbd{Mouse-3} and
 then choose @kbd{Other calendars} from the menu that appears.  This
 displays the equivalent forms of the date in all the calendars Emacs
diff --git a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
index 071cd68f90..60fe97720c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 @cindex switches (command line)
 @cindex startup (command line arguments)
 @cindex invocation (command line arguments)
-@c FIXME: Document `--smid'?  --xfq
+@c FIXME: Document '--smid'?  --xfq
 
   Emacs supports command line arguments to request various actions
 when invoking Emacs.  These are for compatibility with other editors
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ The name of the news server.  Used by the mh and Gnus packages.
 @item ORGANIZATION
 @vindex ORGANIZATION, environment variable
 The name of the organization to which you belong.  Used for setting the
-`Organization:' header in your posts from the Gnus package.
+``Organization:'' header in your posts from the Gnus package.
 @item PATH
 @vindex PATH, environment variable
 A colon-separated list of directories containing executable files.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 9fd823bbae..429567f577 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ fill-column's value is 70
 
 Automatically becomes buffer-local when set.
 This variable is safe as a file local variable if its value
-satisfies the predicate `integerp'.
+satisfies the predicate @code{integerp}.
 
 Documentation:
 Column beyond which automatic line-wrapping should happen.
@@ -2213,10 +2213,10 @@ require one and some contexts require the other.
 keys which send non-@acronym{ASCII} characters.
 
 @item True:
-@code{t} stands for `true'.
+@code{t} stands for ``true''.
 
 @item False:
-@code{nil} stands for `false'.
+@code{nil} stands for ``false''.
 
 @item Other Lisp objects:
 @cindex Lisp object syntax
@@ -2247,8 +2247,8 @@ line.
 (setq c-tab-always-indent nil)
 @end example
 
-Here we have a variable whose value is normally @code{t} for `true'
-and the alternative is @code{nil} for `false'.
+Here we have a variable whose value is normally @code{t} for ``true''
+and the alternative is @code{nil} for ``false''.
 
 @item
 Make searches case sensitive by default (in all buffers that do not
diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index 141bb66001..4adb698450 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ for @file{..} and typing @kbd{f} there.
 @end table
 
 @node Marks vs Flags
-@section Dired Marks vs. Flags
+@section Dired Marks vs.@: Flags
 
 @cindex marking many files (in Dired)
   Instead of flagging a file with @samp{D}, you can @dfn{mark} the
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index c1ad6887a6..caec373938 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ display editor.  This manual describes how to edit with Emacs and
 some of the ways to customize it; it corresponds to GNU Emacs version
 @value{EMACSVER}.
 
-@c See `manual-html-mono' and `manual-html-node' in admin/admin.el.
+@c See 'manual-html-mono' and 'manual-html-node' in admin/admin.el.
 @ifset WWW_GNU_ORG
 @html
 The homepage for GNU Emacs is at
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ Indexes (each index contains a large menu)
 * Concept Index::       An item for each concept.
 
 @c Do NOT modify the following 3 lines!  They must have this form to
-@c be correctly identified by `texinfo-multiple-files-update'.  In
+@c be correctly identified by 'texinfo-multiple-files-update'.  In
 @c particular, the detailed menu header line MUST be identical to the
-@c value of `texinfo-master-menu-header'.  See texnfo-upd.el.
+@c value of 'texinfo-master-menu-header'.  See texnfo-upd.el.
 
 @detailmenu
  --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Searching and Replacement
 * Symbol Search::          Search for a source code symbol.
 * Regexp Search::          Search for match for a regexp.
 * Regexps::                Syntax of regular expressions.
-* Regexp Backslash::       Regular expression constructs starting with `\'.
+* Regexp Backslash::       Regular expression constructs starting with '\'.
 * Regexp Example::         A complex regular expression explained.
 * Search Case::            To ignore case while searching, or not.
 * Replace::                Search, and replace some or all matches.
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ The Emacs Initialization File
 Dealing with Emacs Trouble
 
 * DEL Does Not Delete:: What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
-* Stuck Recursive::     `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
+* Stuck Recursive::     '[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
 * Screen Garbled::      Garbage on the screen.
 * Text Garbled::        Garbage in the text.
 * Memory Full::         How to cope when you run out of memory.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 21957d03ae..c4b0c11f68 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ by mistake.  One thing you can do is type @kbd{M-~}
 (@code{not-modified}), which clears out the indication that the buffer
 is modified.  If you do this, none of the save commands will believe
 that the buffer needs to be saved.  (@samp{~} is often used as a
-mathematical symbol for `not'; thus @kbd{M-~} is `not', metafied.)
+mathematical symbol for ``not''; thus @kbd{M-~} is ``not'', metafied.)
 Alternatively, you can cancel all the changes made since the file was
 visited or saved, by reading the text from the file again.  This is
 called @dfn{reverting}.  @xref{Reverting}.  (You could also undo all
diff --git a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
index a764c25729..9101f1c133 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ be preserved if the buffer is lost due to a system error or user error.
 
 @item Autoloading
 Emacs can automatically load Lisp libraries when a Lisp program requests a
-function from those libraries.  This is called `autoloading'.
+function from those libraries.  This is called ``autoloading''.
 @xref{Lisp Libraries}.
 
 @item Backtrace
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ A base buffer is a buffer whose text is shared by an indirect buffer
 Some human languages, such as English, are written from left to right.
 Others, such as Arabic, are written from right to left.  Emacs
 supports both of these forms, as well as any mixture of them---this
-is `bidirectional text'.  @xref{Bidirectional Editing}.
+is ``bidirectional text''.  @xref{Bidirectional Editing}.
 
 @item Bind
 To bind a key sequence means to give it a binding (q.v.).
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ X}).  Borders are not the same as fringes (q.v.).
 @item Buffer
 The buffer is the basic editing unit; one buffer corresponds to one text
 being edited.  You normally have several buffers, but at any time you are
-editing only one, the `current buffer', though several can be visible
+editing only one, the ``current buffer'', though several can be visible
 when you are using multiple windows or frames (q.v.).  Most buffers
 are visiting (q.v.@:) some file.  @xref{Buffers}.
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ normally (but see @ref{Glossary---Truncation}) takes up more than one
 screen line when displayed.  We say that the text line is continued, and all
 screen lines used for it after the first are called continuation
 lines.  @xref{Continuation Lines}.  A related Emacs feature is
-`filling' (q.v.).
+``filling'' (q.v.).
 
 @item Control Character
 A control character is a character that you type by holding down the
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ between defuns, the current defun is the one that follows point.
 The cursor is the rectangle on the screen which indicates the position
 (called point; q.v.@:) at which insertion and deletion takes place.
 The cursor is on or under the character that follows point.  Often
-people speak of `the cursor' when, strictly speaking, they mean
-`point'.  @xref{Point,Cursor}.
+people speak of ``the cursor'' when, strictly speaking, they mean
+``point''.  @xref{Point,Cursor}.
 
 @item Customization
 Customization is making minor changes in the way Emacs works, to
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ it is interpreted relative to the current buffer's default directory.
 
 @item Defun
 A defun is a major definition at the top level in a program.  The name
-`defun' comes from Lisp, where most such definitions use the construct
+``defun'' comes from Lisp, where most such definitions use the construct
 @code{defun}.  @xref{Defuns}.
 
 @item @key{DEL}
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ confirmation.  The usual reason for disabling a command is that it is
 confusing for beginning users.  @xref{Disabling}.
 
 @item Down Event
-Short for `button down event' (q.v.).
+Short for ``button down event'' (q.v.).
 
 @item Drag Event
 A drag event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated when you
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ correspond to any character.  @xref{Function Keys}.
 @item Global
 Global means ``independent of the current environment; in effect
 throughout Emacs''.  It is the opposite of local (q.v.).  Particular
-examples of the use of `global' appear below.
+examples of the use of ``global'' appear below.
 
 @item Global Abbrev
 A global definition of an abbrev (q.v.@:) is effective in all major
@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ lists.  @xref{Moving by Parens}.
 @item Local
 Local means ``in effect only in a particular context''; the relevant
 kind of context is a particular function execution, a particular
-buffer, or a particular major mode.  It is the opposite of `global'
-(q.v.).  Specific uses of `local' in Emacs terminology appear below.
+buffer, or a particular major mode.  It is the opposite of ``global''
+(q.v.).  Specific uses of ``local'' in Emacs terminology appear below.
 
 @item Local Abbrev
 A local abbrev definition is effective only if a particular major mode
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ one of the modifier keys that can accompany any character.
 
 @item @kbd{M-C-}
 @kbd{M-C-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for
-Control-Meta; it means the same thing as `@kbd{C-M-}' (q.v.).
+Control-Meta; it means the same thing as @kbd{C-M-} (q.v.).
 
 @item @kbd{M-x}
 @kbd{M-x} is the key sequence that is used to call an Emacs command by
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ Many commands operate on the text of the region.  @xref{Mark,Region}.
 @item Register
 Registers are named slots in which text, buffer positions, or
 rectangles can be saved for later use.  @xref{Registers}.  A related
-Emacs feature is `bookmarks' (q.v.).
+Emacs feature is ``bookmarks'' (q.v.).
 
 @anchor{Glossary---Regular Expression}
 @item Regular Expression
@@ -1233,15 +1233,15 @@ Emacs has commands for moving by or killing by sentences.
 
 @anchor{Glossary---Server}
 @item Server
-Within Emacs, you can start a `server' process, which listens for
-connections from `clients'.  This offers a faster alternative to
+Within Emacs, you can start a ``server'' process, which listens for
+connections from ``clients''.  This offers a faster alternative to
 starting several Emacs instances.  @xref{Emacs Server}, and
 @ref{Glossary---Daemon}.
 
 @c This is only covered in the lispref, not the user manual.
 @ignore
 @item Session Manager
-Some window systems (q.v.@:) provide a tool called a `session manager'.
+Some window systems (q.v.@:) provide a tool called a ``session manager''.
 This offers the ability to save your windows when you log off,
 and restore them after you log in again.
 @end ignore
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ and restore them after you log in again.
 A sexp (short for ``s-expression'') is the basic syntactic unit of
 Lisp in its textual form: either a list, or Lisp atom.  Sexps are also
 the balanced expressions (q.v.@:) of the Lisp language; this is why
-the commands for editing balanced expressions have `sexp' in their
+the commands for editing balanced expressions have @samp{sexp} in their
 name.  @xref{Expressions,Sexps}.
 
 @item Simultaneous Editing
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ Emacs does not make a termscript file unless you tell it to.
 @xref{Bugs}.
 
 @item Text
-`Text' has two meanings (@pxref{Text}):
+``Text'' has two meanings (@pxref{Text}):
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ that you can customize Emacs by setting it to a new value.
 @item Variable
 A variable is an object in Lisp that can store an arbitrary value.
 Emacs uses some variables for internal purposes, and has others (known
-as `user options'; q.v.@:) just so that you can set their values to
+as ``user options''; q.v.@:) just so that you can set their values to
 control the behavior of Emacs.  The variables used in Emacs that you
 are likely to be interested in are listed in the Variables Index in
 this manual (@pxref{Variable Index}).  @xref{Variables}, for
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ Emacs divides a frame (q.v.@:) into one or more windows, each of which
 can display the contents of one buffer (q.v.@:) at any time.
 @xref{Screen}, for basic information on how Emacs uses the screen.
 @xref{Windows}, for commands to control the use of windows.  Some
-other editors use the term ``window'' for what we call a `frame'
+other editors use the term ``window'' for what we call a ``frame''
 (q.v.@:) in Emacs.
 
 @item Window System
diff --git a/doc/emacs/gnu.texi b/doc/emacs/gnu.texi
index 327ee3cb06..3c23b9c604 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/gnu.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/gnu.texi
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ memory, because they are the easiest machines to make it run on.  The extra
 effort to make it run on smaller machines will be left to someone who wants
 to use it on them.
 
-To avoid horrible confusion, please pronounce the `G' in the word `GNU'
+To avoid horrible confusion, please pronounce the ``G'' in the word ``GNU''
 when it is the name of this project.
 
 @unnumberedsec Why I Must Write GNU
diff --git a/doc/emacs/indent.texi b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
index 10cd1310d6..b45839e664 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/indent.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ are always displayed as empty spaces extending to the next
 @dfn{display tab stop}.  @xref{Text Display}.
 
 @node Just Spaces
-@section Tabs vs. Spaces
+@section Tabs vs.@: Spaces
 
 @vindex tab-width
   Normally, indentation commands insert (or remove) an optimal mix of
diff --git a/doc/emacs/macos.texi b/doc/emacs/macos.texi
index a93cbfbe67..97d423e1e4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/macos.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/macos.texi
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ font are stored in the variables @code{ns-input-font} and
 
 @item ns-power-off
 This event occurs when the user logs out and Emacs is still running, or when
-`Quit Emacs' is chosen from the application menu.
+``Quit Emacs'' is chosen from the application menu.
 The default behavior is to save all file-visiting buffers.
 @end table
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
index 9074cdfb88..a1298864df 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ basic editing operations under Bazaar.
 @cindex src
 @item
 SRC (src) is RCS, reloaded - a specialized version-control system
-designed for single-file projects worked on by only one person. It
+designed for single-file projects worked on by only one person.  It
 allows multiple files with independent version-control histories to
 exist in one directory, and is thus particularly well suited for
 maintaining small documents, scripts, and dotfiles.  While it uses RCS
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ dated in May 1993, with two items and one item respectively.
 @smallexample
 1993-05-25  Richard Stallman  <rms@@gnu.org>
 
-        * man.el: Rename symbols `man-*' to `Man-*'.
+        * man.el: Rename symbols 'man-*' to 'Man-*'.
         (manual-entry): Make prompt string clearer.
 
         * simple.el (blink-matching-paren-distance):
diff --git a/doc/emacs/makefile.w32-in b/doc/emacs/makefile.w32-in
index 91f9d37a1f..99da4ab125 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/makefile.w32-in
+++ b/doc/emacs/makefile.w32-in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Where to find the source code.  The source code for Emacs's C kernel is
 # expected to be in $(srcdir)/src, and the source code for Emacs's
 # utility programs is expected to be in $(srcdir)/lib-src.  This is
-# set by the configure script's `--srcdir' option.
+# set by the configure script's '--srcdir' option.
 srcdir=.
 
 infodir = $(srcdir)/../../info
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ INFO_TARGETS = $(infodir)/emacs$(INFO_EXT)
 DVI_TARGETS = 	emacs.dvi
 INFOSOURCES = info.texi
 
-# The following rule does not work with all versions of `make'.
+# The following rule does not work with all versions of 'make'.
 .SUFFIXES: .texi .dvi
 .texi.dvi:
 	texi2dvi $<
diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 1fffa233e5..2eb999d2c2 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -843,9 +843,9 @@ show-paren-mode}.
   Electric Pair mode, a global minor mode, provides a way to easily
 insert matching delimiters.  Whenever you insert an opening delimiter,
 the matching closing delimiter is automatically inserted as well,
-leaving point between the two. Conversely, when you insert a closing
+leaving point between the two.  Conversely, when you insert a closing
 delimiter over an existing one, no inserting takes places and that
-position is simply skipped over. These variables control additional
+position is simply skipped over.  These variables control additional
 features of Electric Pair mode:
 
 @itemize @bullet
diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
index 0c39ea785d..82ac99f477 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
@@ -1004,10 +1004,10 @@ Here is a list of these commands:
 
 @table @kbd
 @item n
-Move to next line, skipping lines saying `deleted', and select its
+Move to next line, skipping lines saying ``deleted'', and select its
 message (@code{rmail-summary-next-msg}).
 @item p
-Move to previous line, skipping lines saying `deleted', and select
+Move to previous line, skipping lines saying ``deleted'', and select
 its message (@code{rmail-summary-previous-msg}).
 @item M-n
 Move to next line and select its message (@code{rmail-summary-next-all}).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index e91e2c4f81..b69146a992 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ thing, but search for patterns instead of fixed strings.
 * Symbol Search::             Search for a source code symbol.
 * Regexp Search::             Search for match for a regexp.
 * Regexps::                   Syntax of regular expressions.
-* Regexp Backslash::          Regular expression constructs starting with `\'.
+* Regexp Backslash::          Regular expression constructs starting with '\'.
 * Regexp Example::            A complex regular expression explained.
 * Search Case::               To ignore case while searching, or not.
 * Replace::                   Search, and replace some or all matches.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
index 22ec215d5e..2c3de28628 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Emacs.
 
 @menu
 * DEL Does Not Delete::   What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
-* Stuck Recursive::       `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
+* Stuck Recursive::       '[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
 * Screen Garbled::        Garbage on the screen.
 * Text Garbled::          Garbage in the text.
 * Memory Full::           How to cope when you run out of memory.
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ feel that the purpose needs explaining, it probably does---but put the
 explanation in comments in the code.  It will be more useful there.
 
 Please look at the change log entries of recent commits to see what
-sorts of information to put in, and to learn the style that we use. Note that,
+sorts of information to put in, and to learn the style that we use.  Note that,
 unlike some other projects, we do require change logs for
 documentation, i.e., Texinfo files.
 @xref{Change Log},
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ See the Emacs project page
 It is important to write your patch based on the current working
 version.  If you start from an older version, your patch may be
 outdated (so that maintainers will have a hard time applying it), or
-changes in Emacs may have made your patch unnecessary. After you have
+changes in Emacs may have made your patch unnecessary.  After you have
 downloaded the repository source, you should read the file
 @file{INSTALL.REPO} for build instructions (they differ to some extent
 from a normal build).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
index a2bf249380..8dccbf9f81 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ As above, but only find entries for the current buffer's file.
   For example, suppose the first line of @file{ChangeLog} is dated
 1999-04-10, and that the only check-in since then was by Nathaniel
 Bowditch to @file{rcs2log} on 1999-05-22 with log entry @samp{Ignore
-log messages that start with `#'.}.  Then @kbd{C-x v a} inserts this
+log messages that start with '#'.}.  Then @kbd{C-x v a} inserts this
 @file{ChangeLog} entry:
 
 @iftex
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ log messages that start with `#'.}.  Then @kbd{C-x v a} inserts this
 @group
 1999-05-22  Nathaniel Bowditch  <nat@@apn.org>
 
-        * rcs2log: Ignore log messages that start with `#'.
+        * rcs2log: Ignore log messages that start with '#'.
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 @iftex