normally ignore which buffer the marker points into; they convert the
marker to an integer, and use that integer, exactly as if you had
passed the integer as the argument, even if the marker points to the
-``wrong'' buffer. A marker that points nowhere cannot convert to an
+wrong buffer. A marker that points nowhere cannot convert to an
integer; using it instead of an integer causes an error.
@xref{Markers}.
- See also the ``field'' feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides
+ See also the field feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides
functions that are used by many cursor-motion commands.
@menu
@c Emacs 19 feature
This variable affects the behavior of @code{forward-word} and everything
that uses it. If it is non-@code{nil}, then characters in the
-``escape'' and ``character quote'' syntax classes count as part of
+escape and character-quote syntax classes count as part of
words. Otherwise, they do not.
@end defopt
@deffn Command previous-line count
@cindex goal column
This function moves point up @var{count} lines (down if @var{count}
-is negative). In moving, it attempts to keep point in the ``goal column''
+is negative). In moving, it attempts to keep point in the goal column
(normally the same column that it was at the beginning of the move).
If there is no character in the target line exactly under the current
@deffn Command next-line count
This function moves point down @var{count} lines (up if @var{count}
-is negative). In moving, it attempts to keep point in the ``goal column''
+is negative). In moving, it attempts to keep point in the goal column
(normally the same column that it was at the beginning of the move).
If there is no character in the target line exactly under the current
@section Excursions
@cindex excursion
- It is often useful to move point ``temporarily'' within a localized
+ It is often useful to move point temporarily within a localized
portion of the program. This is called an @dfn{excursion}, and it is
done with the @code{save-excursion} special form. This construct
remembers the initial identity of the current buffer, and its value
during an excursion:
@example
-Warning: Use `with-current-buffer' rather than
+Warning: Use ‘with-current-buffer’ rather than
save-excursion+set-buffer
@end example