Clarify read-only visiting commands.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
index 2782e5d0671..347c3a11c14 100644
--- a/man/files.texi
+++ b/man/files.texi
@@ -273,16 +273,16 @@ characters.  You can disable the wildcard feature by customizing
 @code{find-file-wildcards}.
 
   If you visit a file that the operating system won't let you modify,
-Emacs makes the buffer read-only, so that you won't go ahead and make
-changes that you'll have trouble saving afterward.  You can make the
-buffer writable with @kbd{C-x C-q} (@code{vc-toggle-read-only}).
-@xref{Misc Buffer}.
+or that is marked read-only, Emacs makes the buffer read-only too, so
+that you won't go ahead and make changes that you'll have trouble
+saving afterward.  You can make the buffer writable with @kbd{C-x C-q}
+(@code{vc-toggle-read-only}).  @xref{Misc Buffer}.
 
 @kindex C-x C-r
 @findex find-file-read-only
-  Occasionally you might want to visit a file as read-only in order to
-protect yourself from entering changes accidentally; do so by visiting
-the file with the command @kbd{C-x C-r} (@code{find-file-read-only}).
+  If you want to visit a file as read-only in order to protect
+yourself from entering changes accidentally, visit it with the command
+@kbd{C-x C-r} (@code{find-file-read-only}) instead of @kbd{C-x C-f}.
 
 @kindex C-x C-v
 @findex find-alternate-file