(List Elements): Copyedits.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/lists.texi b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
index fe83679bd4e..d38cdc14505 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
@@ -164,13 +164,12 @@ considered a list and @code{not} when it is considered a truth value
 
 @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 @@ or @code{nil}.
 @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}.
-
-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}.
+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}, 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