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@node Abbrevs
@chapter Abbrevs
@node Abbrev Concepts
@section Abbrev Concepts
- An @dfn{abbrev} is a word which has been defined to @dfn{expand} into
+ An @dfn{abbrev} is a word that has been defined to @dfn{expand} into
a specified @dfn{expansion}. When you insert a word-separator character
following the abbrev, that expands the abbrev---replacing the abbrev
with its expansion. For example, if @samp{foo} is defined as an abbrev
-expanding to @samp{find outer otter}, then you can insert @samp{find
-outer otter.} into the buffer by typing @kbd{f o o .}.
+expanding to @samp{find outer otter}, then typing @kbd{f o o .} will
+insert @samp{find outer otter.}.
@findex abbrev-mode
@cindex Abbrev mode
definition for the current major mode overrides a global definition.
You can define abbrevs interactively during the editing session,
-irrespective of whether Abbrev mode is enabled. You
-can also save lists of abbrev definitions in files for use in later
-sessions. Some users keep extensive lists of abbrevs that they load
-in every session.
+irrespective of whether Abbrev mode is enabled. You can also save
+lists of abbrev definitions in files, which you can the reload for use
+in later sessions.
@node Defining Abbrevs
@section Defining Abbrevs
When Abbrev mode is enabled, an abbrev expands whenever it is
present in the buffer just before point and you type a self-inserting
-whitespace or punctuation character (@key{SPC}, comma, etc.@:). More
+whitespace or punctuation character (@key{SPC}, comma, etc.). More
precisely, any character that is not a word constituent expands an
abbrev, and any word-constituent character can be part of an abbrev.
The most common way to use an abbrev is to insert it and then insert a