The first character in a syntax descriptor must be a syntax class
designator character. The second character, if present, specifies a
-matching character (e.g.@: in Lisp, the matching character for
+matching character (e.g., in Lisp, the matching character for
@samp{(} is @samp{)}); a space specifies that there is no matching
character. Then come characters specifying additional syntax
properties (@pxref{Syntax Flags}).
otherwise, the parent is the standard syntax table.
In the new syntax table, all characters are initially given the
-``inherit'' (@samp{@@}) syntax class, i.e.@: their syntax is inherited
+``inherit'' (@samp{@@}) syntax class, i.e., their syntax is inherited
from the parent table (@pxref{Syntax Class Table}).
@end defun
The syntax is changed only for @var{table}, which defaults to the
current buffer's syntax table, and not in any other syntax table.
-The argument @var{syntax-descriptor} is a syntax descriptor, i.e.@: a
+The argument @var{syntax-descriptor} is a syntax descriptor, i.e., a
string whose first character is a syntax class designator and whose
second and subsequent characters optionally specify a matching
character and syntax flags. @xref{Syntax Descriptors}. An error is
the current buffer.
@end defun
-@defmac with-syntax-table @var{table} @var{body}@dots{}
+@defmac with-syntax-table table body@dots{}
This macro executes @var{body} using @var{table} as the current syntax
table. It returns the value of the last form in @var{body}, after
restoring the old current syntax table.
expressions. We will refer to such expressions as @dfn{sexps},
following the terminology of Lisp, even though these functions can act
on languages other than Lisp. Basically, a sexp is either a balanced
-parenthetical grouping, a string, or a ``symbol'' (i.e.@: a sequence
+parenthetical grouping, a string, or a ``symbol'' (i.e., a sequence
of characters whose syntax is either word constituent or symbol
constituent). However, characters in the expression prefix syntax
class (@pxref{Syntax Class Table}) are treated as part of the sexp if
@samp{4} @tab @code{(lsh 1 19)}
@end multitable
-@defun string-to-syntax @var{desc}
+@defun string-to-syntax desc
Given a syntax descriptor @var{desc} (a string), this function returns
the corresponding raw syntax descriptor.
@end defun