Standardize possessive apostrophe usage in manuals, docs, and comments

Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-02/msg00649.html

37 files changed, 100 insertions, 81 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 2f4653540e2..f097bb5cd34 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-02-28  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * custom.texi, display.texi, emacs.texi, files.texi:
+        * msdog-xtra.texi, msdog.texi, vc-xtra.texi:
+        Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
+
 2012-02-25  Jan Djärv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
 
         * macos.texi (Mac / GNUstep Customization): Remove text about
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index b2215c19e75..82a7a02a9ac 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ directory specified by the variable @code{custom-theme-directory}
 (which defaults to @file{~/.emacs.d/}), and a directory named
 @file{etc/themes} in your Emacs installation (see the variable
 @code{data-directory}).  The latter contains several Custom themes
-which are distributed with Emacs, which customize Emacs' faces to fit
+which are distributed with Emacs, which customize Emacs's faces to fit
 various color schemes.  (Note, however, that Custom themes need not be
 restricted to this purpose; they can be used to customize variables
 too).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index d86e0049fb5..54dbc0a78e1 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ the text is displayed.
 * Follow Mode::            Follow mode lets two windows scroll as one.
 * Faces::                  How to change the display style using faces.
 * Colors::                 Specifying colors for faces.
-* Standard Faces::         Emacs' predefined faces.
+* Standard Faces::         The main predefined faces.
 * Text Scale::             Increasing or decreasing text size in a buffer.
 * Font Lock::              Minor mode for syntactic highlighting using faces.
 * Highlight Interactively:: Tell Emacs what text to highlight.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index ef438cd3067..be8137aae30 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Major Structures of Emacs
 * International::       Using non-@acronym{ASCII} character sets.
 
 Advanced Features
-* Modes::               Major and minor modes alter Emacs' basic behavior.
+* Modes::               Major and minor modes alter Emacs's basic behavior.
 * Indentation::         Editing the white space at the beginnings of lines.
 * Text::                Commands and modes for editing human languages.
 * Programs::            Commands and modes for editing programs.
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Controlling the Display
 * Follow Mode::            Follow mode lets two windows scroll as one.
 * Faces::                  How to change the display style using faces.
 * Colors::                 Specifying colors for faces.
-* Standard Faces::         Emacs' predefined faces.
+* Standard Faces::         The main predefined faces.
 * Text Scale::             Increasing or decreasing text size in a buffer.
 * Font Lock::              Minor mode for syntactic highlighting using faces.
 * Highlight Interactively:: Tell Emacs what text to highlight.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 3adc735154b..0d38728f7cf 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ see @ref{Drag and Drop}, and @ref{Misc Dired Features}.
 
   Each time you visit a file, Emacs automatically scans its contents
 to detect what character encoding and end-of-line convention it uses,
-and converts these to Emacs' internal encoding and end-of-line
+and converts these to Emacs's internal encoding and end-of-line
 convention within the buffer.  When you save the buffer, Emacs
 performs the inverse conversion, writing the file to disk with its
 original encoding and end-of-line convention.  @xref{Coding Systems}.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
index 509b9de754d..2191d799a2b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ you use an Emacs that was built for MS-DOS.
 @ifnottex
   @xref{Text and Binary}, for information
 @end ifnottex
-about Emacs' special handling of text files under MS-DOS (and Windows).
+about Emacs's special handling of text files under MS-DOS (and Windows).
 
 @menu
 * Keyboard: MS-DOS Keyboard.   Keyboard conventions on MS-DOS.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
index 93bc5f0e4b1..2dcc1fa42f8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ then change their minds; if this has the effect of bringing up the
 Windows menu, it alters the meaning of subsequent commands.  Many
 users find this frustrating.
 
-  You can re-enable Windows' default handling of tapping the @key{ALT}
+  You can re-enable Windows's default handling of tapping the @key{ALT}
 key by setting @code{w32-pass-alt-to-system} to a non-@code{nil}
 value.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/vc-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/vc-xtra.texi
index 51137a273d3..f04f939cced 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/vc-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/vc-xtra.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 2004-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @c
 @c This file is included in emacs-xtra.texi when producing the printed
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 @node Advanced VC Usage
 @section Advanced VC Usage
 
-  Commonly used features of Emacs' version control (VC) support are
+  Commonly used features of Emacs's version control (VC) support are
 described in the main Emacs manual (@pxref{Version Control,,,emacs,
 the Emacs Manual}).  This chapter describes more advanced VC usage.
 
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog b/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
index f3a95ab85ff..adac111f5f9 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-02-28  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
+
 2012-02-17  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}, Syntax)
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
index ae1e2bf0b6d..6a9927b785f 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ Emacs with the on-line tutorial.  To use it, type @kbd{C-h t}.  (This
 means you press and release the @key{CTRL} key and the @kbd{h} at the
 same time, and then press and release @kbd{t}.)
 
-Also, I often refer to one of Emacs' standard commands by listing the
+Also, I often refer to one of Emacs's standard commands by listing the
 keys which you press to invoke the command and then giving the name of
 the command in parentheses, like this: @kbd{M-C-\}
 (@code{indent-region}).  What this means is that the
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ jumps the cursor back to the matching opening parenthesis, so you can
 see which one it is.  This is very useful, since every list you type
 in Lisp must have its closing parenthesis match its opening
 parenthesis.  (@xref{Major Modes, , Major Modes, emacs, The GNU Emacs
-Manual}, for more information about Emacs' modes.)
+Manual}, for more information about Emacs's modes.)
 
 @node Run a Program, Making Errors, Lisp Lists, List Processing
 @comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ have eyes.  When a computer program works on a buffer, that buffer does
 not need to be visible on the screen.
 
 @code{switch-to-buffer} is designed for humans and does two different
-things: it switches the buffer to which Emacs' attention is directed; and
+things: it switches the buffer to which Emacs's attention is directed; and
 it switches the buffer displayed in the window to the new buffer.
 @code{set-buffer}, on the other hand, does only one thing: it switches
 the attention of the computer program to a different buffer.  The buffer
@@ -4642,7 +4642,7 @@ Select a buffer for Emacs to be active in and display it in the current
 window so users can look at it.  Usually bound to @kbd{C-x b}.
 
 @item set-buffer
-Switch Emacs' attention to a buffer on which programs will run.  Don't
+Switch Emacs's attention to a buffer on which programs will run.  Don't
 alter what the window is showing.
 
 @item buffer-size
@@ -5501,7 +5501,7 @@ Written in skeletal form, the workings of the body look like this:
 
 In summary, @code{append-to-buffer} works as follows: it saves the
 value of the current buffer in the variable called @code{oldbuf}.  It
-gets the new buffer (creating one if need be) and switches Emacs'
+gets the new buffer (creating one if need be) and switches Emacs's
 attention to it.  Using the value of @code{oldbuf}, it inserts the
 region of text from the old buffer into the new buffer; and then using
 @code{save-excursion}, it brings you back to your original buffer.
@@ -6009,7 +6009,7 @@ expression in detail.  The expression looks like this:
 @end smallexample
 
 @noindent
-The expression @code{(set-buffer buffer)} changes Emacs' attention
+The expression @code{(set-buffer buffer)} changes Emacs's attention
 from the current buffer to the one from which the text will copied.
 In that buffer, the variables @code{start} and @code{end} are set to
 the beginning and end of the buffer, using the commands
@@ -15284,7 +15284,7 @@ specification.  Since people worry that a computer is broken if they
 don't see anything going on, the first line of the body is a
 message.
 
-The next line contains a @code{save-excursion} that returns Emacs'
+The next line contains a @code{save-excursion} that returns Emacs's
 attention to the current buffer when the function completes.  This is
 useful in case you embed this function in another function that
 presumes point is restored to the original buffer.
@@ -16954,7 +16954,7 @@ Either of these two functions, @code{graph-body-print} or
 @section Need for Printed Axes
 
 A graph needs printed axes, so you can orient yourself.  For a do-once
-project, it may be reasonable to draw the axes by hand using Emacs'
+project, it may be reasonable to draw the axes by hand using Emacs's
 Picture mode; but a graph drawing function may be used more than once.
 
 For this reason, I have written enhancements to the basic
@@ -17002,10 +17002,10 @@ expressions in Emacs Lisp you can change or extend Emacs.
 
 @node Default Configuration, Site-wide Init, Emacs Initialization, Emacs Initialization
 @ifnottex
-@unnumberedsec Emacs' Default Configuration
+@unnumberedsec Emacs's Default Configuration
 @end ifnottex
 
-There are those who appreciate Emacs' default configuration.  After
+There are those who appreciate Emacs's default configuration.  After
 all, Emacs starts you in C mode when you edit a C file, starts you in
 Fortran mode when you edit a Fortran file, and starts you in
 Fundamental mode when you edit an unadorned file.  This all makes
@@ -17033,7 +17033,7 @@ you may.  The new format is consistent with the Emacs Lisp file
 naming conventions; the old format saves typing.}
 
 A @file{~/.emacs} file contains Emacs Lisp code.  You can write this
-code yourself; or you can use Emacs' @code{customize} feature to write
+code yourself; or you can use Emacs's @code{customize} feature to write
 the code for you.  You can combine your own expressions and
 auto-written Customize expressions in your @file{.emacs} file.
 
@@ -17098,7 +17098,7 @@ initialization file.
 @findex defcustom
 
 You can specify variables using @code{defcustom} so that you and
-others can then use Emacs' @code{customize} feature to set their
+others can then use Emacs's @code{customize} feature to set their
 values.  (You cannot use @code{customize} to write function
 definitions; but you can write @code{defuns} in your @file{.emacs}
 file.  Indeed, you can write any Lisp expression in your @file{.emacs}
@@ -17765,7 +17765,7 @@ the keys to @code{split-window-quietly}, like this:
 @vindex load-path
 If you load many extensions, as I do, then instead of specifying the
 exact location of the extension file, as shown above, you can specify
-that directory as part of Emacs' @code{load-path}.  Then, when Emacs
+that directory as part of Emacs's @code{load-path}.  Then, when Emacs
 loads a file, it will search that directory as well as its default
 list of directories.  (The default list is specified in @file{paths.h}
 when Emacs is built.)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 094420ddb1b..b27bcef9c12 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2012-02-28  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+        * advice.texi, anti.texi, display.texi, elisp.texi:
+        * processes.texi, variables.texi, vol1.texi, vol2.texi:
+        Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
+
         * locals.texi: Remove file.
         * elisp.texi, vol1.texi, vol2.texi: Don't include locals.texi.
         Remove menu entry.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/advice.texi b/doc/lispref/advice.texi
index 78b4ac9aa2d..a2f59b2ddc9 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/advice.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/advice.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1998-1999, 2001-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1998-1999, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../../info/advising
 @node Advising Functions, Debugging, Byte Compilation, Top
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ who debug calls to the original function may not notice that it has
 been modified with advice.  Therefore, if you have the possibility to
 change the code of that function to run a hook, please solve the
 problem that way.  Advice should be reserved for the cases where you
-cannot get the function changed.  In particular, Emacs' own source
+cannot get the function changed.  In particular, Emacs's own source
 files should not put advice on functions in Emacs.  There are
 currently a few exceptions to this convention, but we aim to correct
 them.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/anti.texi b/doc/lispref/anti.texi
index 6b9473e99d4..dbd39de2f6d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/anti.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/anti.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1999, 2002-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1999, 2002-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 
 @c This node must have no pointers.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ different scripts.
 The @code{^} interactive spec code, the function
 @code{handle-shift-selection}, and the variable
 @code{this-command-keys-shift-translated} have all been removed.
-Shift-translated keys are no longer treated specially, making Emacs'
+Shift-translated keys are no longer treated specially, making Emacs's
 handling of keybindings much more consistent.
 
 @item
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index ae8a5fde29f..9c4720d9102 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../../info/display
 @node Display, System Interface, Processes, Top
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ that Emacs presents to the user.
 * Display Property::    Enabling special display features.
 * Images::              Displaying images in Emacs buffers.
 * Buttons::             Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers.
-* Abstract Display::    Emacs' Widget for Object Collections.
+* Abstract Display::    Emacs's Widget for Object Collections.
 * Blinking::            How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
 * Usual Display::       The usual conventions for displaying nonprinting chars.
 * Display Tables::      How to specify other conventions.
@@ -4941,7 +4941,7 @@ using @code{equal}.  If @var{frame} is @code{nil}, it defaults to the
 selected frame.  If @var{frame} is @code{t}, the image is flushed on
 all existing frames.
 
-In Emacs' current implementation, each graphical terminal possesses an
+In Emacs's current implementation, each graphical terminal possesses an
 image cache, which is shared by all the frames on that terminal
 (@pxref{Multiple Terminals}).  Thus, refreshing an image in one frame
 also refreshes it in all other frames on the same terminal.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/elisp.texi b/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
index 701fa2a61ee..9c1837ef56b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/elisp.texi
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ Emacs Display
 * Display Property::        Enabling special display features.
 * Images::                  Displaying images in Emacs buffers.
 * Buttons::                 Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers.
-* Abstract Display::        Emacs' Widget for Object Collections.
+* Abstract Display::        Emacs's Widget for Object Collections.
 * Blinking::                How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
 * Usual Display::           The usual conventions for displaying
                               nonprinting chars.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 8b25868cfe9..04aa50ebc84 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@ Unsigned integer in network byte order, with length 3.
 @itemx dword
 @itemx long
 Unsigned integer in network byte order, with length 4.
-Note: These values may be limited by Emacs' integer implementation limits.
+Note: These values may be limited by Emacs's integer implementation limits.
 
 @item u16r
 @itemx u24r
diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
index 94e71c96d0a..548d2e99414 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../../info/variables
 @node Variables, Functions, Control Structures, Top
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ not the buffer-local value.  (But you should not be making
 buffer-local bindings for a symbol that is defined with
 @code{defconst}.)
 
-An example of the use of @code{defconst} is Emacs' definition of
+An example of the use of @code{defconst} is Emacs's definition of
 @code{float-pi}---the mathematical constant @math{pi}, which ought not
 to be changed by anyone (attempts by the Indiana State Legislature
 notwithstanding).  As the second form illustrates, however,
diff --git a/doc/lispref/vol1.texi b/doc/lispref/vol1.texi
index 3bee9401167..0b86ccb0ce0 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/vol1.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/vol1.texi
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ Emacs Display
 * Display Property::        Enabling special display features.
 * Images::                  Displaying images in Emacs buffers.
 * Buttons::                 Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers.
-* Abstract Display::        Emacs' Widget for Object Collections.
+* Abstract Display::        Emacs's Widget for Object Collections.
 * Blinking::                How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
 * Usual Display::           The usual conventions for displaying
                               nonprinting chars.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/vol2.texi b/doc/lispref/vol2.texi
index 1a293635bf6..f552739d299 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/vol2.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/vol2.texi
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ Emacs Display
 * Display Property::        Enabling special display features.
 * Images::                  Displaying images in Emacs buffers.
 * Buttons::                 Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers.
-* Abstract Display::        Emacs' Widget for Object Collections.
+* Abstract Display::        Emacs's Widget for Object Collections.
 * Blinking::                How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
 * Usual Display::           The usual conventions for displaying
                               nonprinting chars.
diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 8d8b4b4df8d..987fb895811 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-02-28  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * calc.texi, cc-mode.texi, cl.texi, ebrowse.texi, ediff.texi:
+        * eshell.texi, gnus-faq.texi, gnus-news.texi, gnus.texi:
+        * idlwave.texi, info.texi, newsticker.texi, nxml-mode.texi:
+        * org.texi, sc.texi, vip.texi, viper.texi:
+        Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
+
 2012-02-26  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * ediff.texi (Quick Help Commands): Add a couple of index entries
diff --git a/doc/misc/calc.texi b/doc/misc/calc.texi
index c42e8e6b9c0..48252ceb327 100644
--- a/doc/misc/calc.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/calc.texi
@@ -9819,7 +9819,7 @@ stack but resets everything else to its default state.
 @kindex Z ?
 @pindex calc-help
 The @kbd{?} key (@code{calc-help}) displays a series of brief help messages.
-Some keys (such as @kbd{b} and @kbd{d}) are prefix keys, like Emacs'
+Some keys (such as @kbd{b} and @kbd{d}) are prefix keys, like Emacs's
 @key{ESC} and @kbd{C-x} prefixes.  You can type
 @kbd{?} after a prefix to see a list of commands beginning with that
 prefix.  (If the message includes @samp{[MORE]}, press @kbd{?} again
@@ -18912,7 +18912,7 @@ Computer Programming}, Volume II, contains a thorough description
 of the theory of random number generators and their measurement and
 characterization.
 
-If @code{RandSeed} has no stored value, Calc calls Emacs' built-in
+If @code{RandSeed} has no stored value, Calc calls Emacs's built-in
 @code{random} function to get a stream of random numbers, which it
 then treats in various ways to avoid problems inherent in the simple
 random number generators that many systems use to implement @code{random}.
@@ -35252,7 +35252,7 @@ character of the prefix can simply be typed twice.
 
 Calc is controlled by many variables, most of which can be reset
 from within Calc.  Some variables are less involved with actual
-calculation and can be set outside of Calc using Emacs's
+calculation and can be set outside of Calc using Emacs'ss
 customization facilities.  These variables are listed below.
 Typing @kbd{M-x customize-variable RET @var{variable-name} RET}
 will bring up a buffer in which the variable's value can be redefined.
diff --git a/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi b/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
index c33bdbde9e4..1a192123c3e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ CC Mode
 @copying
 This manual is for CC Mode in Emacs.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1995-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1995-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -6942,7 +6942,7 @@ circumstances, can locate the top-most opening brace much more quickly than
 styles where these braces are hung (e.g. most JDK-derived Java styles),
 this hack can improve performance of the core syntax parsing routines
 from 3 to 60 times.  However, for styles which @emph{do} conform to
-Emacs' recommended style of putting top-level braces in column zero,
+Emacs's recommended style of putting top-level braces in column zero,
 this hack can degrade performance by about as much.  Thus this variable
 is set to @code{nil} by default, since the Emacs-friendly styles should
 be more common (and encouraged!).  Note that this variable has no effect
@@ -7053,7 +7053,7 @@ Set the variable @code{c-basic-offset}.  @xref{Getting Started}.
 @kindex C-j
 @emph{Why doesn't the @kbd{RET} key indent the new line?}
 
-Emacs' convention is that @kbd{RET} just adds a newline, and that
+Emacs's convention is that @kbd{RET} just adds a newline, and that
 @kbd{C-j} adds a newline and indents it.  You can make @kbd{RET} do this
 too by adding this to your @code{c-initialization-hook}:
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/cl.texi b/doc/misc/cl.texi
index 594253e2c0a..52aaae9e006 100644
--- a/doc/misc/cl.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/cl.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @copying
 This file documents the GNU Emacs Common Lisp emulation package.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 2001-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ features.
 
 @item
 Some features conflict with existing things in Emacs Lisp.  For
-example, Emacs' @code{assoc} function is incompatible with the
+example, Emacs's @code{assoc} function is incompatible with the
 Common Lisp @code{assoc}.  In such cases, this package usually
 adds the suffix @samp{*} to the function name of the Common
 Lisp version of the function (e.g., @code{assoc*}).
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ of a list.  @var{list} should evaluate to a list; the body @var{forms}
 are executed with @var{var} bound to each element of the list in
 turn.  Finally, the @var{result} form (or @code{nil}) is evaluated
 with @var{var} bound to @code{nil} to produce the result returned by
-the loop.  Unlike with Emacs's built in @code{dolist}, the loop is
+the loop.  Unlike with Emacs'ss built in @code{dolist}, the loop is
 surrounded by an implicit @code{nil} block.
 @end defspec
 
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ of times.  The body is executed with @var{var} bound to the integers
 from zero (inclusive) to @var{count} (exclusive), in turn.  Then
 the @code{result} form is evaluated with @var{var} bound to the total
 number of iterations that were done (i.e., @code{(max 0 @var{count})})
-to get the return value for the loop form.  Unlike with Emacs's built in
+to get the return value for the loop form.  Unlike with Emacs'ss built in
 @code{dolist}, the loop is surrounded by an implicit @code{nil} block.
 @end defspec
 
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ returned by @code{buffer-list}.  For each buffer @code{buf},
 it calls @code{buffer-file-name} and collects the results into
 a list, which is then returned from the @code{loop} construct.
 The result is a list of the file names of all the buffers in
-Emacs' memory.  The words @code{for}, @code{in}, and @code{collect}
+Emacs's memory.  The words @code{for}, @code{in}, and @code{collect}
 are reserved words in the @code{loop} language.
 
 @example
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@ with @var{sequence}.
 As an extension to Common Lisp, @var{start} and/or @var{end}
 may be negative, in which case they represent a distance back
 from the end of the sequence.  This is for compatibility with
-Emacs' @code{substring} function.  Note that @code{subseq} is
+Emacs's @code{substring} function.  Note that @code{subseq} is
 the @emph{only} sequence function that allows negative
 @var{start} and @var{end}.
 
@@ -4059,7 +4059,7 @@ is less than (not equal to) its second argument.  For example,
 for sorting numbers and strings, respectively; @code{>} would sort
 numbers into decreasing rather than increasing order.
 
-This function differs from Emacs' built-in @code{sort} in that it
+This function differs from Emacs's built-in @code{sort} in that it
 can operate on any type of sequence, not just lists.  Also, it
 accepts a @code{:key} argument which is used to preprocess data
 fed to the @var{predicate} function.  For example,
@@ -5186,7 +5186,7 @@ variables no collision can occur.)
 
 @xref{Lexical Bindings}, for a description of the @code{lexical-let}
 form which establishes a Common Lisp-style lexical binding, and some
-examples of how it differs from Emacs' regular @code{let}.
+examples of how it differs from Emacs's regular @code{let}.
 
 @item
 Reader macros.  Common Lisp includes a second type of macro that
diff --git a/doc/misc/ebrowse.texi b/doc/misc/ebrowse.texi
index cf716f4e031..6db27a38808 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ebrowse.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/ebrowse.texi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 @copying
 This file documents Ebrowse, a C++ class browser for GNU Emacs.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2000-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2000-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ importantly you can find or view member declarations and definitions
 with a keystroke.  @xref{Member Buffers}.
 
 These two buffer types and the commands they provide support the
-navigational use of the browser.  The second form resembles Emacs' Tags
+navigational use of the browser.  The second form resembles Emacs's Tags
 package for C and other procedural languages.  Ebrowse's commands of
 this type are not confined to special buffers; they are most often used
 while you are editing your source code.
diff --git a/doc/misc/ediff.texi b/doc/misc/ediff.texi
index 4ccb6669b2e..01349e31468 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ediff.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/ediff.texi
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ faces, you can modify them when Ediff is being loaded using
 @end smallexample
 
 @strong{Please note:} to set Ediff's faces, use only @code{copy-face}
-or @code{set/make-face-@dots{}} as shown above. Emacs' low-level
+or @code{set/make-face-@dots{}} as shown above. Emacs's low-level
 face-manipulation functions should be avoided.
 
 @node Narrowing, Refinement of Difference Regions, Highlighting Difference Regions, Customization
diff --git a/doc/misc/eshell.texi b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
index 99fbf1a4fcf..d322ca7c3e1 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eshell.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ handling the sort of tasks accomplished by those tools.
 @cindex Eshell, what it is
 
 Eshell is a @dfn{command shell} written in Emacs Lisp.  Everything it
-does, it uses Emacs' facilities to do.  This means that Eshell is as
+does, it uses Emacs's facilities to do.  This means that Eshell is as
 portable as Emacs itself.  It also means that cooperation with Lisp code
 is natural and seamless.
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi b/doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi
index ae6373e9a6e..9d075a8efac 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Where and how to get Gnus?
 @subsubheading Answer
 
 Gnus is released independent from releases of Emacs and XEmacs.
-Therefore, the version bundled with Emacs or the version in XEmacs'
+Therefore, the version bundled with Emacs or the version in XEmacs's
 package system might not be up to date (e.g. Gnus 5.9 bundled with Emacs
 21 is outdated).
 You can get the latest released version of Gnus from
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus-news.texi b/doc/misc/gnus-news.texi
index 5421e64625a..19bbe01667c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus-news.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus-news.texi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ for more information about nntp marks.  Note that downgrading isn't
 safe in general.
 
 @item Incompatibility when switching from Emacs 23 to Emacs 22 
-In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system @code{utf-8-emacs}
+In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs's new internal coding system @code{utf-8-emacs}
 for saving articles drafts and @file{~/.newsrc.eld}.  These files may not
 be read correctly in Emacs 22 and below.  If you want to use Gnus across
 different Emacs versions, you may set @code{mm-auto-save-coding-system}
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ in the group buffer, see the variable @code{gnus-group-update-tool-bar}.
 Its default value depends on your Emacs version.
 @c FIXME: Document this in the manual
 
-@item You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers.
+@item You can change the location of XEmacs's toolbars in Gnus buffers.
 See @code{gnus-use-toolbar} and @code{message-use-toolbar}.
 
 @end itemize
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index ae2c5dbd092..c3b62f3b791 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -16696,7 +16696,7 @@ was used for mail landing on the system, but Babyl had its own internal
 format to which mail was converted, primarily involving creating a
 spool-file-like entity with a scheme for inserting Babyl-specific
 headers and status bits above the top of each message in the file.
-Rmail was Emacs' first mail reader, it was written by Richard Stallman,
+Rmail was Emacs's first mail reader, it was written by Richard Stallman,
 and Stallman came out of that TOPS/Babyl environment, so he wrote Rmail
 to understand the mail files folks already had in existence.  Gnus (and
 VM, for that matter) continue to support this format because it's
@@ -21040,7 +21040,7 @@ and `gnus-score-decay-scale'."
                            (* (abs score)
                               gnus-score-decay-scale)))))))
     (if (and (featurep 'xemacs)
-             ;; XEmacs' floor can handle only the floating point
+             ;; XEmacs's floor can handle only the floating point
              ;; number below the half of the maximum integer.
              (> (abs n) (lsh -1 -2)))
         (string-to-number
diff --git a/doc/misc/idlwave.texi b/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
index 5423ff2e74f..736c6ce7f91 100644
--- a/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
@@ -4193,7 +4193,7 @@ installed.  Many Emacsen come with an older bundled copy of IDLWAVE
 (e.g. v4.7 for Emacs 21.x), which is likely what's being used instead.
 You need to make sure your Emacs @emph{load-path} contains the directory
 where IDLWAVE is installed (@file{/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp}, by
-default), @emph{before} Emacs' default search directories.  You can
+default), @emph{before} Emacs's default search directories.  You can
 accomplish this by putting the following in your @file{.emacs}:
 
 @lisp
diff --git a/doc/misc/info.texi b/doc/misc/info.texi
index 3316e9883d8..ed00e8da028 100644
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 This file describes how to use Info, the on-line, menu-driven GNU
 documentation system.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1992, 1996-2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1992, 1996-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -1108,7 +1107,7 @@ In the stand-alone reader, @kbd{0} goes through the last menu item;
 this is so you need not count how many entries are there.
 
   If your display supports multiple fonts, colors or underlining, and
-you are using Emacs' Info mode to read Info files, the third, sixth
+you are using Emacs's Info mode to read Info files, the third, sixth
 and ninth menu items have a @samp{*} that stands out, either in color
 or in some other attribute, such as underline; this makes it easy to
 see at a glance which number to use for an item.
diff --git a/doc/misc/newsticker.texi b/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
index 9b61e8f6f3a..919ca21cc3e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 This manual is for Newsticker (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}).
 
 @noindent
-Copyright @copyright{} 2004-2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ requires an XML-parser (@file{xml.el}) which is part of GNU Emacs.  If
 you are using XEmacs you want to get the @file{net-utils} package
 which contains @file{xml.el} for XEmacs.
 
-Newsticker retrieves headlines either via Emacs' built-in retrieval
+Newsticker retrieves headlines either via Emacs's built-in retrieval
 functions, by an arbitrary external program that retrieves files via
 http and prints them to stdout (like
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html, wget}, or -- on a
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ retrieved.
 @item
 @vindex newsticker-retrieval-method
 @code{newsticker-retrieval-method} defines how headlines are
-retrieved. This is either done using Emacs' built-in download
+retrieved.  This is either done using Emacs's built-in download
 capabilities or using an external tool.
 @item
 @vindex newsticker-retrieval-interval
diff --git a/doc/misc/nxml-mode.texi b/doc/misc/nxml-mode.texi
index 5141ed0e93d..73af1ace245 100644
--- a/doc/misc/nxml-mode.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/nxml-mode.texi
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 This manual documents nxml-mode, an Emacs major mode for editing
 XML with RELAX NG support.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ Otherwise, it is a paragraph boundary.
 @chapter Outlining
 
 nXML mode allows you to display all or part of a buffer as an
-outline, in a similar way to Emacs' outline mode.  An outline in nXML
+outline, in a similar way to Emacs's outline mode.  An outline in nXML
 mode is based on recognizing two kinds of element: sections and
 headings.  There is one heading for every section and one section for
 every heading.  A section contains its heading as or within its first
diff --git a/doc/misc/org.texi b/doc/misc/org.texi
index 8da6cd96525..2a41d6b9301 100644
--- a/doc/misc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/org.texi
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 @copying
 This manual is for Org version @value{VERSION}.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2004-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -6162,7 +6162,7 @@ applying it to another one.
 By customizing the variable @code{org-clock-idle-time} to some integer, such
 as 10 or 15, Emacs can alert you when you get back to your computer after
 being idle for that many minutes@footnote{On computers using Mac OS X,
-idleness is based on actual user idleness, not just Emacs' idle time.  For
+idleness is based on actual user idleness, not just Emacs's idle time.  For
 X11, you can install a utility program @file{x11idle.c}, available in the
 UTILITIES directory of the Org git distribution, to get the same general
 treatment of idleness.  On other systems, idle time refers to Emacs idle time
diff --git a/doc/misc/sc.texi b/doc/misc/sc.texi
index 6874828d427..b921882af67 100644
--- a/doc/misc/sc.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/sc.texi
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ When the original message is cited by @code{sc-cite-original}, it will
 (optionally) be filled by Supercite.  However, if you manually edit the
 cited text and want to re-fill it, you must use an add-on package such
 as @cite{filladapt} or @cite{gin-mode}.  These packages can recognize
-Supercited text and will fill them appropriately.  Emacs' built-in
+Supercited text and will fill them appropriately.  Emacs's built-in
 filling routines, e.g@. @code{fill-paragraph}, do not recognize cited
 text and will not re-fill them properly because it cannot guess the
 @code{fill-prefix} being used.
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ pertaining to the MUAs you are using.
 One final note.  After Supercite is loaded into your Emacs session, it
 runs the hook @code{sc-load-hook}.  You can put any customizations into
 this hook since it is only run once.  This will not work, however, if
-your Emacs maintainer has put Supercite into your dumped Emacs' image.
+your Emacs maintainer has put Supercite into your dumped Emacs image.
 In that case, you can use the @code{sc-pre-hook} variable, but this will
 get executed every time @code{sc-cite-original} is called.  @xref{Reply
 Buffer Initialization}.@refill
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ fill each cited paragraph in the reply buffer.
 
 I usually run with both these variables containing their default values.
 When Supercite's automatic filling breaks on a particular message, I
-will use Emacs' undo feature to undo back before the citation was
+will use Emacs's undo feature to undo back before the citation was
 applied to the original message.  Then I'll toggle the variables and
 manually cite those paragraphs that I don't want to fill or collapse
 whitespace on.  @xref{Variable Toggling Shortcuts}.@refill
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ Toggles the variable @code{sc-fixup-whitespace-p}.
 
 @findex set-variable
 The following commands let you set the value of multi-value variables,
-in the same way that Emacs' @code{set-variable} does:
+in the same way that Emacs's @code{set-variable} does:
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-c C-p C-t a
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ old information is lost.@refill
 @findex open-line
 @kindex C-c C-p o
 @item @code{sc-open-line} (@kbd{C-c C-p o})
-Similar to Emacs' standard @code{open-line} commands, but inserts the
+Similar to Emacs's standard @code{open-line} commands, but inserts the
 citation string in front of the new line.  As with @code{open-line},
 an optional numeric argument inserts that many new lines.@refill
 @end table
diff --git a/doc/misc/vip.texi b/doc/misc/vip.texi
index 4b4bbfe5091..0d9bb286330 100644
--- a/doc/misc/vip.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/vip.texi
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ expressions}.  For example, a typical forward search would be invoked by
 @var{pat} you must preceded it by @samp{\}.  VIP strips off these @kbd{\}'s
 before @kbd{/} and the resulting @var{pat} becomes the actual search
 pattern.  Emacs provides a different and richer class or regular
-expressions than Vi/Ex, and VIP uses Emacs' regular expressions.  See GNU
+expressions than Vi/Ex, and VIP uses Emacs's regular expressions.  See GNU
 Emacs Manual for details of regular expressions.
 
 Several Ex commands can be entered in a line by separating them by a pipe
diff --git a/doc/misc/viper.texi b/doc/misc/viper.texi
index a660cfb6b9d..86455524b1f 100644
--- a/doc/misc/viper.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/viper.texi
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ Insert state.  For instance, Emacs has a @dfn{yank} command, @kbd{C-y},
 which is similar to Vi's @kbd{p}.  However, unlike @kbd{p}, @kbd{C-y} can be
 used in Insert state of Viper.  Emacs also has a kill ring where it keeps
 pieces of text you deleted while editing buffers.  The command @kbd{M-y} is
-used to delete the text previously put back by Emacs' @kbd{C-y} or by Vi's
+used to delete the text previously put back by Emacs's @kbd{C-y} or by Vi's
 @kbd{p} command and reinsert text that was placed on the kill-ring earlier.
 
 This works both in Vi and Insert states.
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ the following example:
 The above discussion of the meaning of Viper's words concerns only Viper's
 movement commands.  In regular expressions, words remain the same as in
 Emacs.  That is, the expressions @code{\w}, @code{\>}, @code{\<}, etc., use
-Emacs' idea of what is a word, and they don't look into the value of
+Emacs's idea of what is a word, and they don't look into the value of
 variable @code{viper-syntax-preference}.  This is because Viper doesn't change
 syntax tables in fear of upsetting the various major modes that set these
 tables.
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ major modes.
 @item viper-minibuffer-emacs-face  'viper-minibuffer-emacs-face
 These faces control the appearance of the minibuffer text in the
 corresponding Viper states.  You can change the appearance of these faces
-through Emacs' customization widget, which is accessible through the
+through Emacs's customization widget, which is accessible through the
 menubar.
 
 Viper is located in this widget under the @emph{Emulations} customization
@@ -3205,7 +3205,7 @@ in the appropriate major mode hooks.
 
 The above discussion concerns only the movement commands.  In regular
 expressions, words remain the same as in Emacs.  That is, the expressions
-@code{\w}, @code{\>}, @code{\<}, etc., use Emacs' idea of what is a word,
+@code{\w}, @code{\>}, @code{\<}, etc., use Emacs's idea of what is a word,
 and they don't look into the value of variable
 @code{viper-syntax-preference}.  This is because Viper avoids changing
 syntax tables in order to not thwart the various major modes that set these