From ff85f48c2ceef544b22ff4ae28efd9b7cccdafed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mattias=20Engdeg=C3=A5rd?= <mattias.engdegard@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:52:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] * doc/lispref/eval.texi (Backquote): Clarify and simplify.

The previous phrasing could be read as if backquote expansion were
mutable if containing substitions, but that is simply not true;
they should always be treated as non-mutable.
---
 doc/lispref/eval.texi | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/eval.texi b/doc/lispref/eval.texi
index 0982145d652..ddf67a09671 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/eval.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/eval.texi
@@ -704,8 +704,7 @@ Here are some examples:
 @end group
 @end example
 
-If a subexpression of a backquote construct has no substitutions or
-splices, it acts like @code{quote} in that it yields conses,
+A backquote construct acts like @code{quote} in that it yields conses,
 vectors and strings that might be shared and should not be modified.
 @xref{Self-Evaluating Forms}.