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@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1994, 1999, 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation,
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@node Abbrevs
When a major mode defines a system abbrev, it should call
@code{define-abbrev} and specify @code{t} for the @code{:system}
-property. Be aware that any saved non-``system'' abbrevs are restored
+property. Be aware that any saved non-system abbrevs are restored
at startup, i.e., before some major modes are loaded. Therefore, major
modes should not assume that their abbrev tables are empty when they
are first loaded.
with properties @var{props} (@pxref{Abbrev Properties}). The return
value is @var{name}. The @code{:system} property in @var{props} is
treated specially here: if it has the value @code{force}, then it will
-overwrite an existing definition even for a non-``system'' abbrev of
+overwrite an existing definition even for a non-system abbrev of
the same name.
@var{name} should be a string. The argument @var{expansion} is
normally the desired expansion (a string), or @code{nil} to undefine
the abbrev. If it is anything but a string or @code{nil}, then the
-abbreviation ``expands'' solely by running @var{hook}.
+abbreviation expands solely by running @var{hook}.
The argument @var{hook} is a function or @code{nil}. If @var{hook} is
non-@code{nil}, then it is called with no arguments after the abbrev is