changeset 102183:1d59ea1e4daf

(List Elements): Copyedits.

--- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi	Sun Feb 22 00:42:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi	Sun Feb 22 00:42:28 2009 +0000
@@ -164,13 +164,12 @@
 
 @defun car cons-cell
 This function returns the value referred to by the first slot of the
-cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  Expressed another way, this function
-returns the @sc{car} of @var{cons-cell}.
+cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  In other words, it returns the @sc{car} of
+@var{cons-cell}.
 
-As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{car}
-is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument
-for @code{car}.  An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell
-or @code{nil}.
+As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function
+returns @code{nil}.  Therefore, any list is a valid argument.  An
+error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}.
 
 @example
 @group
@@ -185,14 +184,13 @@
 @end defun
 
 @defun cdr cons-cell
-This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of
-the cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  Expressed another way, this function
-returns the @sc{cdr} of @var{cons-cell}.
+This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of the
+cons cell @var{cons-cell}.  In other words, it returns the @sc{cdr} of
+@var{cons-cell}.
 
-As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{cdr}
-is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument
-for @code{cdr}.  An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell
-or @code{nil}.
+As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function
+returns @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument.  An error
+is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}.
 
 @example
 @group