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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002,
-@c   2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c   2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @node Mark, Killing, Help, Top
 @chapter The Mark and the Region
@@ -139,21 +139,23 @@ have a text terminal where typing @kbd{C-@key{SPC}} does not produce
   On a terminal that supports colors, Emacs has the ability to
 highlight the current region.  But normally it does not.  Why not?
 
-  Once you have set the mark in a buffer, there is @emph{always} a
-region in that buffer.  This is because every command that sets the
-mark also activates it, and nothing ever deactivates it.  Highlighting
-the region all the time would be a nuisance.  So normally Emacs
-highlights the region only immediately after you have selected one
-with the mouse.
+  In the normal mode of use, every command that sets the mark also
+activates it, and nothing ever deactivates it.  Thus, once you have
+set the mark in a buffer, there is @emph{always} a region in that
+buffer.  Highlighting the region all the time would be a nuisance.  So
+normally Emacs highlights the region only immediately after you have
+selected one with the mouse.
 
   If you want region highlighting, you can use Transient Mark mode.
-This is a more rigid mode of operation in which the region always
-``lasts'' only until you use it; you explicitly must set up a region
-for each command that uses one.  In Transient Mark mode, most of the
-time there is no region; therefore, highlighting the region when it
-exists is useful and not annoying.  When Transient Mark mode is
-enabled, Emacs always highlights the region whenever there is a
-region.
+This is a more rigid mode of operation in which the region ``lasts''
+only until you use it; operating on the region text deactivates the
+mark, so there is no region any more.  Therefore, you must explicitly
+set up a region for each command that uses one.
+
+  When Transient Mark mode is enabled, Emacs highlights the region,
+whenever there is a region.  In Transient Mark mode, most of the time
+there is no region; therefore, highlighting the region when it exists
+is useful and not annoying.
 
 @findex transient-mark-mode
   To enable Transient Mark mode, type @kbd{M-x transient-mark-mode}.
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ negative) instead of the current page.
 
   Finally, @kbd{C-x h} (@code{mark-whole-buffer}) sets up the entire
 buffer as the region, by putting point at the beginning and the mark at
-the end.
+the end.  (In some programs this is called ``select all.'')
 
   In Transient Mark mode, all of these commands activate the mark.