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Standardize possessive apostrophe usage in manuals, docs, and comments

Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-02/msg00649.html
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Glenn Morris 2012-02-28 00:17:21 -08:00
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@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ Emacs with the on-line tutorial. To use it, type @kbd{C-h t}. (This
means you press and release the @key{CTRL} key and the @kbd{h} at the
same time, and then press and release @kbd{t}.)
Also, I often refer to one of Emacs' standard commands by listing the
Also, I often refer to one of Emacs's standard commands by listing the
keys which you press to invoke the command and then giving the name of
the command in parentheses, like this: @kbd{M-C-\}
(@code{indent-region}). What this means is that the
@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ jumps the cursor back to the matching opening parenthesis, so you can
see which one it is. This is very useful, since every list you type
in Lisp must have its closing parenthesis match its opening
parenthesis. (@xref{Major Modes, , Major Modes, emacs, The GNU Emacs
Manual}, for more information about Emacs' modes.)
Manual}, for more information about Emacs's modes.)
@node Run a Program, Making Errors, Lisp Lists, List Processing
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ have eyes. When a computer program works on a buffer, that buffer does
not need to be visible on the screen.
@code{switch-to-buffer} is designed for humans and does two different
things: it switches the buffer to which Emacs' attention is directed; and
things: it switches the buffer to which Emacs's attention is directed; and
it switches the buffer displayed in the window to the new buffer.
@code{set-buffer}, on the other hand, does only one thing: it switches
the attention of the computer program to a different buffer. The buffer
@ -4642,7 +4642,7 @@ Select a buffer for Emacs to be active in and display it in the current
window so users can look at it. Usually bound to @kbd{C-x b}.
@item set-buffer
Switch Emacs' attention to a buffer on which programs will run. Don't
Switch Emacs's attention to a buffer on which programs will run. Don't
alter what the window is showing.
@item buffer-size
@ -5501,7 +5501,7 @@ Written in skeletal form, the workings of the body look like this:
In summary, @code{append-to-buffer} works as follows: it saves the
value of the current buffer in the variable called @code{oldbuf}. It
gets the new buffer (creating one if need be) and switches Emacs'
gets the new buffer (creating one if need be) and switches Emacs's
attention to it. Using the value of @code{oldbuf}, it inserts the
region of text from the old buffer into the new buffer; and then using
@code{save-excursion}, it brings you back to your original buffer.
@ -6009,7 +6009,7 @@ expression in detail. The expression looks like this:
@end smallexample
@noindent
The expression @code{(set-buffer buffer)} changes Emacs' attention
The expression @code{(set-buffer buffer)} changes Emacs's attention
from the current buffer to the one from which the text will copied.
In that buffer, the variables @code{start} and @code{end} are set to
the beginning and end of the buffer, using the commands
@ -15284,7 +15284,7 @@ specification. Since people worry that a computer is broken if they
don't see anything going on, the first line of the body is a
message.
The next line contains a @code{save-excursion} that returns Emacs'
The next line contains a @code{save-excursion} that returns Emacs's
attention to the current buffer when the function completes. This is
useful in case you embed this function in another function that
presumes point is restored to the original buffer.
@ -16954,7 +16954,7 @@ Either of these two functions, @code{graph-body-print} or
@section Need for Printed Axes
A graph needs printed axes, so you can orient yourself. For a do-once
project, it may be reasonable to draw the axes by hand using Emacs'
project, it may be reasonable to draw the axes by hand using Emacs's
Picture mode; but a graph drawing function may be used more than once.
For this reason, I have written enhancements to the basic
@ -17002,10 +17002,10 @@ expressions in Emacs Lisp you can change or extend Emacs.
@node Default Configuration, Site-wide Init, Emacs Initialization, Emacs Initialization
@ifnottex
@unnumberedsec Emacs' Default Configuration
@unnumberedsec Emacs's Default Configuration
@end ifnottex
There are those who appreciate Emacs' default configuration. After
There are those who appreciate Emacs's default configuration. After
all, Emacs starts you in C mode when you edit a C file, starts you in
Fortran mode when you edit a Fortran file, and starts you in
Fundamental mode when you edit an unadorned file. This all makes
@ -17033,7 +17033,7 @@ you may. The new format is consistent with the Emacs Lisp file
naming conventions; the old format saves typing.}
A @file{~/.emacs} file contains Emacs Lisp code. You can write this
code yourself; or you can use Emacs' @code{customize} feature to write
code yourself; or you can use Emacs's @code{customize} feature to write
the code for you. You can combine your own expressions and
auto-written Customize expressions in your @file{.emacs} file.
@ -17098,7 +17098,7 @@ initialization file.
@findex defcustom
You can specify variables using @code{defcustom} so that you and
others can then use Emacs' @code{customize} feature to set their
others can then use Emacs's @code{customize} feature to set their
values. (You cannot use @code{customize} to write function
definitions; but you can write @code{defuns} in your @file{.emacs}
file. Indeed, you can write any Lisp expression in your @file{.emacs}
@ -17765,7 +17765,7 @@ the keys to @code{split-window-quietly}, like this:
@vindex load-path
If you load many extensions, as I do, then instead of specifying the
exact location of the extension file, as shown above, you can specify
that directory as part of Emacs' @code{load-path}. Then, when Emacs
that directory as part of Emacs's @code{load-path}. Then, when Emacs
loads a file, it will search that directory as well as its default
list of directories. (The default list is specified in @file{paths.h}
when Emacs is built.)