Use Texinfo recommended convention for quotes+punctuation.

25 files changed, 65 insertions, 55 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index deb10e0e48..8bca778b60 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2012-04-26  Glenn Morris  <[email protected]>
+
+	* ack.texi, basic.texi, buffers.texi, building.texi:
+	* calendar.texi, cmdargs.texi, commands.texi, custom.texi:
+	* dired.texi, display.texi, emerge-xtra.texi, files.texi:
+	* fortran-xtra.texi, help.texi, kmacro.texi, mini.texi, misc.texi:
+	* msdog-xtra.texi, picture-xtra.texi, programs.texi, rmail.texi:
+	* search.texi, trouble.texi, windows.texi:
+	Use Texinfo recommended convention for quotes+punctuation.
+
 2012-04-25  Eli Zaretskii  <[email protected]>
 
 	* mule.texi (Bidirectional Editing): Improve indexing.  Minor
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ack.texi b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
index 40e8cdfdbd..5e4e6f2547 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ack.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ for compiled Emacs Lisp code.
 
 @item
 Mathias Dahl wrote @file{image-dired.el}, a package for viewing image
-files as ``thumbnails.''
+files as ``thumbnails''.
 
 @item
 Julien Danjou wrote an implementation of ``Desktop Notifications''
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ Together with Dmitry Dzhus, he wrote @file{gdb-mi.el}, the successor to
 
 @item
 Danny Roozendaal implemented @file{handwrite.el}, which converts text
-into ``handwriting.''
+into ``handwriting''.
 
 @item
 Markus Rost wrote @file{cus-test.el}, a testing framework for customize.
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ the keyboard.
 
 @item
 Jean-Philippe Theberge wrote @file{thumbs.el}, a package for viewing
-image files as ``thumbnails.''
+image files as ``thumbnails''.
 
 @item
 Spencer Thomas wrote the original @file{dabbrev.el}, providing a command
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index 5ad48eb48e..2650b55811 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ those two positions are the accessible ones.  @xref{Narrowing}.
 @cindex arguments to commands
 
   In the terminology of mathematics and computing, @dfn{argument}
-means ``data provided to a function or operation.''  You can give any
+means ``data provided to a function or operation''.  You can give any
 Emacs command a @dfn{numeric argument} (also called a @dfn{prefix
 argument}).  Some commands interpret the argument as a repetition
 count.  For example, giving @kbd{C-f} an argument of ten causes it to
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ described when they come up; they exist to make an individual command
 more convenient, and they are documented in that command's
 documentation string.
 
-  We use the term ``prefix argument'' as well as ``numeric argument,''
+  We use the term ``prefix argument'' as well as ``numeric argument'',
 to emphasize that you type these argument before the command, and to
 distinguish them from minibuffer arguments that come after the
 command.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
index d2783bcb0b..90d5084e3d 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ buffers that were current most recently come first.
 
   @samp{.} in the first field of a line indicates that the buffer is
 current.  @samp{%} indicates a read-only buffer.  @samp{*} indicates
-that the buffer is ``modified.''  If several buffers are modified, it
+that the buffer is ``modified''.  If several buffers are modified, it
 may be time to save some with @kbd{C-x s} (@pxref{Save Commands}).
 Here is an example of a buffer list:
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ line:
 
 @table @kbd
 @item ~
-Mark the buffer ``unmodified.''  The command @kbd{~} does this
+Mark the buffer ``unmodified''.  The command @kbd{~} does this
 immediately when you type it.
 @item %
 Toggle the buffer's read-only flag.  The command @kbd{%} does
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ rule or another is easier for you to remember and apply quickly.
   Iswitchb global minor mode provides convenient switching between
 buffers using substrings of their names.  It replaces the normal
 definitions of @kbd{C-x b}, @kbd{C-x 4 b}, @kbd{C-x 5 b}, and @kbd{C-x
-4 C-o} with alternative commands that are somewhat ``smarter.''
+4 C-o} with alternative commands that are somewhat ``smarter''.
 
   When one of these commands prompts you for a buffer name, you can
 type in just a substring of the name you want to choose.  As you enter
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index fef7d2b282..4b92376b8a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ you can do anything else in Emacs).  @xref{MS-DOS}.
   Just as you can run a compiler from Emacs and then visit the lines
 with compilation errors, you can also run @command{grep} and then
 visit the lines on which matches were found.  This works by treating
-the matches reported by @command{grep} as if they were ``errors.''
+the matches reported by @command{grep} as if they were ``errors''.
 The output buffer uses Grep mode, which is a variant of Compilation
 mode (@pxref{Compilation Mode}).
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
index c2851d4abd..a1e98bfcb9 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ for all users in a @file{default.el} file.  @xref{Init File}.
   These calendar commands display the dates and times of the phases of
 the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter).  This
 feature is useful for debugging problems that ``depend on the phase of
-the moon.''
+the moon''.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item M
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ Display Mayan date for selected day (@code{calendar-mayan-print-date}).
 
   Otherwise, move point to the date you want to convert, then type the
 appropriate command starting with @kbd{p} from the table above.  The
-prefix @kbd{p} is a mnemonic for ``print,'' since Emacs ``prints'' the
+prefix @kbd{p} is a mnemonic for ``print'', since Emacs ``prints'' the
 equivalent date in the echo area. @kbd{p o} displays the
 date in all forms known to Emacs.  You can also use @kbd{Mouse-3} and
 then choose @kbd{Other calendars} from the menu that appears.  This
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ Islamic, or French names.
 @findex calendar-hebrew-list-yahrzeits
 @cindex yahrzeits
   One common issue concerning the Hebrew calendar is the computation
-of the anniversary of a date of death, called a ``yahrzeit.''  The Emacs
+of the anniversary of a date of death, called a ``yahrzeit''.  The Emacs
 calendar includes a facility for such calculations.  If you are in the
 calendar, the command @kbd{M-x calendar-hebrew-list-yahrzeits} asks you for
 a range of years and then displays a list of the yahrzeit dates for those
@@ -1426,8 +1426,8 @@ that applies to the fourth Thursday in November:
 @noindent
 The 11 specifies November (the eleventh month), the 4 specifies Thursday
 (the fourth day of the week, where Sunday is numbered zero), and the
-second 4 specifies the fourth Thursday (1 would mean ``first,'' 2 would
-mean ``second,'' @minus{}2 would mean ``second-to-last,'' and so on).
+second 4 specifies the fourth Thursday (1 would mean ``first'', 2 would
+mean ``second'', @minus{}2 would mean ``second-to-last'', and so on).
 The month can be a single month or a list of months.  Thus you could change
 the 11 above to @samp{'(1 2 3)} and have the entry apply to the last
 Thursday of January, February, and March.  If the month is @code{t}, the
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ timeclock-change}.
   Once you've collected data from a number of time intervals, you can use
 @kbd{M-x timeclock-workday-remaining} to see how much time is left to
 work today (assuming a typical average of 8 hours a day), and @kbd{M-x
-timeclock-when-to-leave} which will calculate when you're ``done.''
+timeclock-when-to-leave} which will calculate when you're ``done''.
 
 @vindex timeclock-modeline-display
 @findex timeclock-modeline-display
diff --git a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
index 4c6d6ef7ba..222aa0f843 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ Directory for the documentation string file, which is used to
 initialize the Lisp variable @code{doc-directory}.
 @item EMACSLOADPATH
 A colon-separated list of directories@footnote{ Here and below,
-whenever we say ``colon-separated list of directories,'' it pertains
+whenever we say ``colon-separated list of directories'', it pertains
 to Unix and GNU/Linux systems.  On MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the
 directories are separated by semi-colons instead, since DOS/Windows
 file names might include a colon after a drive letter.}  to search for
diff --git a/doc/emacs/commands.texi b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
index 3285b65e57..9678adfe87 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/commands.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ commands, even though strictly speaking the key is bound to a command.
 Usually we state the name of the command which really does the work in
 parentheses after mentioning the key that runs it.  For example, we
 will say that ``The command @kbd{C-n} (@code{next-line}) moves point
-vertically down,'' meaning that the command @code{next-line} moves
+vertically down'', meaning that the command @code{next-line} moves
 vertically down, and the key @kbd{C-n} is normally bound to it.
 
   Since we are discussing customization, we should tell you about
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 72b4961e20..cfd45de6ac 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ single click definition has run when the first click was received.
   This constrains what you can do with double clicks, but user interface
 designers say that this constraint ought to be followed in any case.  A
 double click should do something similar to the single click, only
-``more so.''  The command for the double-click event should perform the
+``more so''.  The command for the double-click event should perform the
 extra work for the double click.
 
   If a double-click event has no binding, it changes to the
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ or @samp{triple-}, which always precede @samp{drag-} or @samp{down-}.
   A frame includes areas that don't show text from the buffer, such as
 the mode line and the scroll bar.  You can tell whether a mouse button
 comes from a special area of the screen by means of dummy ``prefix
-keys.''  For example, if you click the mouse in the mode line, you get
+keys''.  For example, if you click the mouse in the mode line, you get
 the prefix key @code{mode-line} before the ordinary mouse-button symbol.
 Thus, here is how to define the command for clicking the first button in
 a mode line to run @code{scroll-up-command}:
diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index 301f8a7647..f3a1ae2fc9 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ optionally some of its subdirectories as well.  You can use the normal
 Emacs commands to move around in this buffer, and special Dired
 commands to operate on the listed files.
 
-    The Dired buffer is ``read-only,'' and inserting text in it is not
+    The Dired buffer is ``read-only'', and inserting text in it is not
 allowed.  Ordinary printing characters such as @kbd{d} and @kbd{x} are
 redefined for special Dired commands.  Some Dired commands @dfn{mark}
 or @dfn{flag} the @dfn{current file} (that is, the file on the current
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ and erases all flags and marks.
 @findex wdired-change-to-wdired-mode
   Wdired is a special mode that allows you to perform file operations
 by editing the Dired buffer directly (the ``W'' in ``Wdired'' stands
-for ``writable.'')  To enter Wdired mode, type @kbd{C-x C-q}
+for ``writable''.)  To enter Wdired mode, type @kbd{C-x C-q}
 (@code{dired-toggle-read-only}) while in a Dired buffer.
 Alternatively, use the @samp{Immediate / Edit File Names} menu item.
 
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ buffer containing image-dired, corresponding to the marked files.
   You can also enter Image-Dired directly by typing @kbd{M-x
 image-dired}.  This prompts for a directory; specify one that has
 image files.  This creates thumbnails for all the images in that
-directory, and displays them all in the ``thumbnail buffer.''  This
+directory, and displays them all in the ``thumbnail buffer''.  This
 takes a long time if the directory contains many image files, and it
 asks for confirmation if the number of image files exceeds
 @code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ the current buffer.
 
   The default comparison method (used if you type @key{RET} at the
 prompt) is to compare just the file names---each file name that does
-not appear in the other directory is ``different.''  You can specify
+not appear in the other directory is ``different''.  You can specify
 more stringent comparisons by entering a Lisp expression, which can
 refer to the variables @code{size1} and @code{size2}, the respective
 file sizes; @code{mtime1} and @code{mtime2}, the last modification
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ times in seconds, as floating point numbers; and @code{fa1} and
 @code{fa2}, the respective file attribute lists (as returned by the
 function @code{file-attributes}).  This expression is evaluated for
 each pair of like-named files, and if the expression's value is
-non-@code{nil}, those files are considered ``different.''
+non-@code{nil}, those files are considered ``different''.
 
   For instance, the sequence @code{M-x dired-compare-directories
 @key{RET} (> mtime1 mtime2) @key{RET}} marks files newer in this
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index da33d35269..84e81f565c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ and visits it with View mode enabled.
 @cindex synchronizing windows
 
   @dfn{Follow mode} is a minor mode that makes two windows, both
-showing the same buffer, scroll as a single tall ``virtual window.''
+showing the same buffer, scroll as a single tall ``virtual window''.
 To use Follow mode, go to a frame with just one window, split it into
 two side-by-side windows using @kbd{C-x 3}, and then type @kbd{M-x
 follow-mode}.  From then on, you can edit the buffer in either of the
@@ -982,15 +982,15 @@ fringes on the selected frame only, use @kbd{M-x set-fringe-style}.
 line (@pxref{Continuation Lines}).  When one line of text is split
 into multiple screen lines, the left fringe shows a curving arrow for
 each screen line except the first, indicating that ``this is not the
-real beginning.''  The right fringe shows a curving arrow for each
+real beginning''.  The right fringe shows a curving arrow for each
 screen line except the last, indicating that ``this is not the real
-end.''  If the line's direction is right-to-left (@pxref{Bidirectional
+end''.  If the line's direction is right-to-left (@pxref{Bidirectional
 Editing}), the meanings of the curving arrows in the fringes are
 swapped.
 
   The fringes indicate line truncation with short horizontal arrows
 meaning ``there's more text on this line which is scrolled
-horizontally out of view.''  Clicking the mouse on one of the arrows
+horizontally out of view''.  Clicking the mouse on one of the arrows
 scrolls the display horizontally in the direction of the arrow.
 
   The fringes can also indicate other things, such as buffer
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emerge-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/emerge-xtra.texi
index 72e0b36b70..552580ef85 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emerge-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emerge-xtra.texi
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ input.  The mode line indicates Auto Advance mode with @samp{A}.
   If Skip Prefers mode is in effect, the @kbd{n} and @kbd{p} commands
 skip over differences in states ``prefer-A'' and ``prefer-B''
 (@pxref{State of Difference}).  Thus you see only differences for
-which neither version is presumed ``correct.''  The mode line
+which neither version is presumed ``correct''.  The mode line
 indicates Skip Prefers mode with @samp{S}.  This mode is only relevant
 when there is an ancestor.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 10ba9ed1fa..31883a1f5c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ minibuffer, with a directory omitted, specifies the file
 
   When typing a file name into the minibuffer, you can make use of a
 couple of shortcuts: a double slash is interpreted as ``ignore
-everything before the second slash in the pair,'' and @samp{~/} is
+everything before the second slash in the pair'', and @samp{~/} is
 interpreted as your home directory.  @xref{Minibuffer File}.
 
 @cindex environment variables in file names
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ correct the line numbers in the hunk headers, to ensure that the diff
 remains ``correct''.  To disable automatic line number correction,
 change the variable @code{diff-update-on-the-fly} to @code{nil}.
 
-  Diff mode treats each hunk as an ``error message,'' similar to
+  Diff mode treats each hunk as an ``error message'', similar to
 Compilation mode.  Thus, you can use commands such as @kbd{C-x '} to
 visit the corresponding source locations.  @xref{Compilation Mode}.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
index 0dc99034ae..43e2e63863 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ the Fortran standard counts from 1.)  The variable
 @code{fortran-continuation-string} specifies what character to put in
 column 5.  A line that starts with a tab character followed by any digit
 except @samp{0} is also a continuation line.  We call this style of
-continuation @dfn{tab format}.  (Fortran 90 introduced ``free form,''
+continuation @dfn{tab format}.  (Fortran 90 introduced ``free form'',
 with another style of continuation lines).
 
 @vindex indent-tabs-mode @r{(Fortran mode)}
diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index eef3813658..e8c5614ff5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ of the major mode, then global bindings (@code{describe-bindings}).
 @item C-h c @var{key}
 Show the name of the command that the key sequence @var{key} is bound
 to (@code{describe-key-briefly}).  Here @kbd{c} stands for
-``character.''  For more extensive information on @var{key}, use
+``character''.  For more extensive information on @var{key}, use
 @kbd{C-h k}.
 @item C-h d @var{topics} @key{RET}
 Display the commands and variables whose documentation matches
diff --git a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
index 766470e514..e7522a9db4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ desired macro is at the head of the ring.  To execute the new macro
 ring head immediately, just type @kbd{C-k}.
 
   Note that Emacs treats the head of the macro ring as the ``last
-defined keyboard macro.''  For instance, @key{F4} will execute that
+defined keyboard macro''.  For instance, @key{F4} will execute that
 macro, and @kbd{C-x C-k n} will give it a name.
 
 @vindex kmacro-ring-max
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mini.texi b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
index e498516ae7..f50e3085f2 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mini.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Find file: /u2/emacs/src//etc/termcap
 @cindex slashes repeated in file name
 @findex file-name-shadow-mode
 Emacs interprets a double slash as ``ignore everything before the
-second slash in the pair.''  In the example above,
+second slash in the pair''.  In the example above,
 @file{/u2/emacs/src/} is ignored, so the argument you supplied is
 @file{/etc/termcap}.  The ignored part of the file name is dimmed if
 the terminal allows it.  (To disable this dimming, turn off File Name
diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index 50b6876799..b91763116b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ that buffer.
 line mode, Term basically acts like Shell mode (@pxref{Shell Mode}).
 
   In char mode, each character is sent directly to the subshell, as
-``terminal input.''  Any ``echoing'' of your input is the
+``terminal input''.  Any ``echoing'' of your input is the
 responsibility of the subshell.  The sole exception is the terminal
 escape character, which by default is @kbd{C-c} (@pxref{Term Mode}).
 Any ``terminal output'' from the subshell goes into the buffer,
@@ -2076,10 +2076,10 @@ Insert a byte with a code typed in octal.
 Insert a byte with a code typed in hex.
 
 @item C-x [
-Move to the beginning of a 1k-byte ``page.''
+Move to the beginning of a 1k-byte ``page''.
 
 @item C-x ]
-Move to the end of a 1k-byte ``page.''
+Move to the end of a 1k-byte ``page''.
 
 @item M-g
 Move to an address specified in hex.
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ usually turned on.
 However, this may be slow if there are a lot of buffers in the
 desktop.  You can specify the maximum number of buffers to restore
 immediately with the variable @code{desktop-restore-eager}; the
-remaining buffers are restored ``lazily,'' when Emacs is idle.
+remaining buffers are restored ``lazily'', when Emacs is idle.
 
 @findex desktop-clear
 @vindex desktop-globals-to-clear
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
index af8882a1fd..0d05c8ac9c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ when invoked with the @samp{-nw} option.
 @cindex inferior processes under MS-DOS
 @findex compile @r{(MS-DOS)}
 @findex grep @r{(MS-DOS)}
-  Because MS-DOS is a single-process ``operating system,''
+  Because MS-DOS is a single-process ``operating system'',
 asynchronous subprocesses are not available.  In particular, Shell
 mode and its variants do not work.  Most Emacs features that use
 asynchronous subprocesses also don't work on MS-DOS, including
diff --git a/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
index 5a10bf2c31..edf75f078d 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ C-b} (@code{picture-motion-reverse}) moves in the opposite direction.
 With no argument, it moves to a point underneath the next
 ``interesting'' character that follows whitespace in the previous
 nonblank line.  ``Next'' here means ``appearing at a horizontal position
-greater than the one point starts out at.''  With an argument, as in
+greater than the one point starts out at''.  With an argument, as in
 @kbd{C-u M-@key{TAB}}, this command moves to the next such interesting
 character in the current line.  @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} does not change the
 text; it only moves point.  ``Interesting'' characters are defined by
diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 5f7abcf388..23f808b93e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ You can also use @kbd{M-x info-lookup-file} to look for documentation
 for a file name.
 
   If you use @kbd{C-h S} in a major mode that does not support it,
-it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode.''  You should enter
+it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode''.  You should enter
 a command such as @code{c-mode} that would select a major
 mode which @kbd{C-h S} does support.
 
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ with the Foldout package (@pxref{Foldout}).
 
   This section gives a brief description of the special features
 available in C, C++, Objective-C, Java, CORBA IDL, Pike and AWK modes.
-(These are called ``C mode and related modes.'')
+(These are called ``C mode and related modes''.)
 @ifinfo
 @xref{Top,, CC Mode, ccmode, CC Mode}, for more details.
 @end ifinfo
diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
index 3b3605f800..6221bbac1a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ your Rmail file (@pxref{Rmail Inbox}).  When loaded for the first time,
 Rmail attempts to locate the @code{movemail} program and determine its
 version.  There are two versions of the @code{movemail} program: the
 native one, shipped with GNU Emacs (the ``emacs version'') and the one
-included in GNU mailutils (the ``mailutils version,''
+included in GNU mailutils (the ``mailutils version'',
 @pxref{movemail,,,mailutils,GNU mailutils}).  They support the same
 command line syntax and the same basic subset of options.  However, the
 Mailutils version offers additional features.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index 38f00f0353..9d30c6f4ca 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ you don't like this feature, you can disable it by setting
   After exiting a search, you can search for the same string again by
 typing just @kbd{C-s C-s}.  The first @kbd{C-s} is the key that
 invokes incremental search, and the second @kbd{C-s} means ``search
-again.''  Similarly, @kbd{C-r C-r} searches backward for the last
+again''.  Similarly, @kbd{C-r C-r} searches backward for the last
 search string.  In determining the last search string, it doesn't
 matter whether the string was searched for with @kbd{C-s} or
 @kbd{C-r}.
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ therefore @samp{f} is a regular expression that matches the string
 @samp{ff}.)  Likewise, @samp{o} is a regular expression that matches
 only @samp{o}.  (When case distinctions are being ignored, these regexps
 also match @samp{F} and @samp{O}, but we consider this a generalization
-of ``the same string,'' rather than an exception.)
+of ``the same string'', rather than an exception.)
 
   Any two regular expressions @var{a} and @var{b} can be concatenated.
 The result is a regular expression which matches a string if @var{a}
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ After the end of a @samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct, the matcher remembers
 the beginning and end of the text matched by that construct.  Then,
 later on in the regular expression, you can use @samp{\} followed by the
 digit @var{d} to mean ``match the same text matched the @var{d}th time
-by the @samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct.''
+by the @samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct''.
 
 The strings matching the first nine @samp{\( @dots{} \)} constructs
 appearing in a regular expression are assigned numbers 1 through 9 in
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ it can refer to all or part of what is matched by the @var{regexp}.
 @samp{\&} in @var{newstring} stands for the entire match being
 replaced.  @samp{\@var{d}} in @var{newstring}, where @var{d} is a
 digit, stands for whatever matched the @var{d}th parenthesized
-grouping in @var{regexp}.  (This is called a ``back reference.'')
+grouping in @var{regexp}.  (This is called a ``back reference''.)
 @samp{\#} refers to the count of replacements already made in this
 command, as a decimal number.  In the first replacement, @samp{\#}
 stands for @samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on.  For
diff --git a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
index b118295ab1..3bbdecc017 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
@@ -534,16 +534,16 @@ large, and Emacs displays @samp{I feel pretty today}.  The bug report
 would need to provide all that information.  You should not assume
 that the problem is due to the size of the file and say, ``I visited a
 large file, and Emacs displayed @samp{I feel pretty today}.''  This is
-what we mean by ``guessing explanations.''  The problem might be due
+what we mean by ``guessing explanations''.  The problem might be due
 to the fact that there is a @samp{z} in the file name.  If this is so,
 then when we got your report, we would try out the problem with some
-``large file,'' probably with no @samp{z} in its name, and not see any
+``large file'', probably with no @samp{z} in its name, and not see any
 problem.  There is no way we could guess that we should try visiting a
 file with a @samp{z} in its name.
 
   You should not even say ``visit a file'' instead of @kbd{C-x C-f}.
 Similarly, rather than saying ``if I have three characters on the
-line,'' say ``after I type @kbd{@key{RET} A B C @key{RET} C-p},'' if
+line'', say ``after I type @kbd{@key{RET} A B C @key{RET} C-p}'', if
 that is the way you entered the text.
 
   If possible, try quickly to reproduce the bug by invoking Emacs with
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ you can copy its output from the @file{*Messages*} buffer.
 
 @item
 A description of what behavior you observe that you believe is
-incorrect.  For example, ``The Emacs process gets a fatal signal,'' or,
+incorrect.  For example, ``The Emacs process gets a fatal signal'', or,
 ``The resulting text is as follows, which I think is wrong.''
 
 Of course, if the bug is that Emacs gets a fatal signal, then one can't
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ More detailed advice and other useful techniques for debugging Emacs
 are available in the file @file{etc/DEBUG} in the Emacs distribution.
 That file also includes instructions for investigating problems
 whereby Emacs stops responding (many people assume that Emacs is
-``hung,'' whereas in fact it might be in an infinite loop).
+``hung'', whereas in fact it might be in an infinite loop).
 
 To find the file @file{etc/DEBUG} in your Emacs installation, use the
 directory name stored in the variable @code{data-directory}.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/windows.texi b/doc/emacs/windows.texi
index ee0f002745..72e01a368a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/windows.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/windows.texi
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ selects the window without moving point in it.
 @kindex C-x o
 @findex other-window
 With the keyboard, you can switch windows by typing @kbd{C-x o}
-(@code{other-window}).  That is an @kbd{o}, for ``other,'' not a zero.
+(@code{other-window}).  That is an @kbd{o}, for ``other'', not a zero.
 When there are more than two windows, this command moves through all the
 windows in a cyclic order, generally top to bottom and left to right.
 After the rightmost and bottommost window, it goes back to the one at
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ buffer.  @xref{Follow Mode}.
   The Windmove package defines commands for moving directionally
 between neighboring windows in a frame.  @kbd{M-x windmove-right}
 selects the window immediately to the right of the currently selected
-one, and similarly for the ``left,'' ``up,'' and ``down''
+one, and similarly for the ``left'', ``up'', and ``down''
 counterparts.  @kbd{M-x windmove-default-keybindings} binds these
 commands to @kbd{S-right} etc.; doing so disables shift selection for
 those keys (@pxref{Shift Selection}).