Replace `iff' in doc-strings and comments.

lisp/abbrev.el

@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ define global abbrevs instead."
 
 (defun abbrev-mode (&optional arg)
   "Toggle Abbrev mode in the current buffer.
-With argument ARG, turn abbrev mode on iff ARG is positive.
-In Abbrev mode, inserting an abbreviation causes it to expand
-and be replaced by its expansion."
+With optional argument ARG, turn abbrev mode on if ARG is
+positive, otherwise turn it off.  In Abbrev mode, inserting an
+abbreviation causes it to expand and be replaced by its expansion."
   (interactive "P")
   (setq abbrev-mode
 	(if (null arg) (not abbrev-mode)

lisp/allout.el

@@ -1658,8 +1658,9 @@ the following two lines in your Emacs init file:
   "Toggle minor mode for controlling exposure and editing of text outlines.
 \\<allout-mode-map>
 
-Optional arg forces mode to re-initialize iff arg is positive num or
-symbol.  Allout outline mode always runs as a minor mode.
+Optional prefix argument TOGGLE forces the mode to re-initialize
+if it is positive, otherwise it turns the mode off.  Allout
+outline mode always runs as a minor mode.
 
 Allout outline mode provides extensive outline oriented formatting and
 manipulation.  It enables structural editing of outlines, as well as

lisp/autorevert.el

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ This function is designed to be added to hooks, for example:
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode auto-revert-tail-mode
   "Toggle reverting tail of buffer when file on disk grows.
-With arg, turn Tail mode on iff arg is positive.
+With arg, turn Tail mode on if arg is positive, otherwise turn it off.
 
 When Tail mode is enabled, the tail of the file is constantly
 followed, as with the shell command `tail -f'.  This means that

lisp/bindings.el

@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ Menu of mode operations in the mode line.")
 (defvar minor-mode-alist nil "\
 Alist saying how to show minor modes in the mode line.
 Each element looks like (VARIABLE STRING);
-STRING is included in the mode line iff VARIABLE's value is non-nil.
+STRING is included in the mode line if VARIABLE's value is non-nil.
 
 Actually, STRING need not be a string; any possible mode-line element
 is okay.  See `mode-line-format'.")

lisp/custom.el

@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ this sets the local binding in that buffer instead."
     (funcall variable (if value 1 0))))
 
 (defun custom-quote (sexp)
-  "Quote SEXP iff it is not self quoting."
+  "Quote SEXP if it is not self quoting."
   (if (or (memq sexp '(t nil))
 	  (keywordp sexp)
 	  (and (listp sexp)
@@ -665,14 +665,14 @@ default value.  Otherwise, set it to nil.
 
 To actually save the value, call `custom-save-all'.
 
-Return non-nil iff the `saved-value' property actually changed."
+Return non-nil if the `saved-value' property actually changed."
   (custom-load-symbol symbol)
   (let* ((get (or (get symbol 'custom-get) 'default-value))
 	 (value (funcall get symbol))
 	 (saved (get symbol 'saved-value))
 	 (standard (get symbol 'standard-value))
 	 (comment (get symbol 'customized-variable-comment)))
-    ;; Save default value iff different from standard value.
+    ;; Save default value if different from standard value.
     (if (or (null standard)
 	    (not (equal value (condition-case nil
 				  (eval (car standard))
@@ -694,13 +694,13 @@ or else if it is different from the standard value, set the
 `customized-value' property to a list whose car evaluates to the
 default value.  Otherwise, set it to nil.
 
-Return non-nil iff the `customized-value' property actually changed."
+Return non-nil if the `customized-value' property actually changed."
   (custom-load-symbol symbol)
   (let* ((get (or (get symbol 'custom-get) 'default-value))
 	 (value (funcall get symbol))
 	 (customized (get symbol 'customized-value))
 	 (old (or (get symbol 'saved-value) (get symbol 'standard-value))))
-    ;; Mark default value as set iff different from old value.
+    ;; Mark default value as set if different from old value.
     (if (not (and old
                   (equal value (condition-case nil
                                    (eval (car old))

lisp/diff.el

@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 
 (defun diff-sentinel (code)
   "Code run when the diff process exits.
-CODE is the exit code of the process.  It should be 0 iff no diffs were found."
+CODE is the exit code of the process.  It should be 0 only if no diffs
+were found."
   (if diff-old-temp-file (delete-file diff-old-temp-file))
   (if diff-new-temp-file (delete-file diff-new-temp-file))
   (save-excursion

lisp/dired-aux.el

@@ -2006,8 +2006,8 @@ of marked files.  If KILL-ROOT is non-nil, kill DIRNAME as well."
 
 (defun dired-tree-lessp (dir1 dir2)
   ;; Lexicographic order on file name components, like `ls -lR':
-  ;; DIR1 < DIR2 iff DIR1 comes *before* DIR2 in an `ls -lR' listing,
-  ;;   i.e., iff DIR1 is a (grand)parent dir of DIR2,
+  ;; DIR1 < DIR2 if DIR1 comes *before* DIR2 in an `ls -lR' listing,
+  ;;   i.e., if DIR1 is a (grand)parent dir of DIR2,
   ;;   or DIR1 and DIR2 are in the same parentdir and their last
   ;;   components are string-lessp.
   ;; Thus ("/usr/" "/usr/bin") and ("/usr/a/" "/usr/b/") are tree-lessp.

lisp/double.el

@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ use either \\[customize] or the function `double-mode'."
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun double-mode (arg)
   "Toggle Double mode.
-With prefix arg, turn Double mode on iff arg is positive.
+With prefix argument ARG, turn Double mode on if ARG is positive, otherwise
+turn it off.
 
 When Double mode is on, some keys will insert different strings
 when pressed twice.  See variable `double-map' for details."

lisp/ediff-diff.el

@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
 	     (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'noforce)
 	   (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'skip)))
 
-	;; highlight iff fine diffs already exist
+	;; highlight if fine diffs already exist
 	((eq ediff-auto-refine 'off)
 	 (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'skip))))
 
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ arguments to `skip-chars-forward'."
 
 
 (defun ediff-same-contents (d1 d2 &optional filter-re)
-  "Returns t iff D1 and D2 have the same content.
+  "Return t if D1 and D2 have the same content.
 D1 and D2 can either be both directories or both regular files.
 Symlinks and the likes are not handled.
 If FILTER-RE is non-nil, recursive checking in directories

lisp/files.el

@@ -3941,8 +3941,9 @@ prints a message in the minibuffer.  Instead, use `set-buffer-modified-p'."
 
 (defun toggle-read-only (&optional arg)
   "Change whether this buffer is visiting its file read-only.
-With arg, set read-only iff arg is positive.
-If visiting file read-only and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode."
+With prefix argument ARG, make the buffer read-only if ARG is
+positive, otherwise make it writable.  If visiting file read-only
+and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode."
   (interactive "P")
   (if (and arg
            (if (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0) buffer-read-only
@@ -4568,7 +4569,7 @@ FILENAME should lack slashes.  You can redefine this for customization."
 
 (defun wildcard-to-regexp (wildcard)
   "Given a shell file name pattern WILDCARD, return an equivalent regexp.
-The generated regexp will match a filename iff the filename
+The generated regexp will match a filename only if the filename
 matches that wildcard according to shell rules.  Only wildcards known
 by `sh' are supported."
   (let* ((i (string-match "[[.*+\\^$?]" wildcard))

lisp/font-lock.el

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Each element in a user-level keywords list should have one of these forms:
 
 where MATCHER can be either the regexp to search for, or the function name to
 call to make the search (called with one argument, the limit of the search;
-it should return non-nil, move point, and set `match-data' appropriately iff
+it should return non-nil, move point, and set `match-data' appropriately if
 it succeeds; like `re-search-forward' would).
 MATCHER regexps can be generated via the function `regexp-opt'.
 
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ that tries to find such elements and move the boundaries such that they do
 not fall in the middle of one.
 Each function is called with no argument; it is expected to adjust the
 dynamically bound variables `font-lock-beg' and `font-lock-end'; and return
-non-nil iff it did make such an adjustment.
+non-nil if it did make such an adjustment.
 These functions are run in turn repeatedly until they all return nil.
 Put first the functions more likely to cause a change and cheaper to compute.")
 ;; Mark it as a special hook which doesn't use any global setting
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ A LEVEL of nil is equal to a LEVEL of 0, a LEVEL of t is equal to
   "Set fontification defaults appropriately for this mode.
 Sets various variables using `font-lock-defaults' (or, if nil, using
 `font-lock-defaults-alist') and `font-lock-maximum-decoration'."
-  ;; Set fontification defaults iff not previously set for correct major mode.
+  ;; Set fontification defaults if not previously set for correct major mode.
   (unless (and font-lock-set-defaults
 	       (eq font-lock-mode-major-mode major-mode))
     (setq font-lock-mode-major-mode major-mode)

lisp/frame.el

@@ -1310,9 +1310,9 @@ itself as a pre-command hook."
 
 (define-minor-mode blink-cursor-mode
   "Toggle blinking cursor mode.
-With a numeric argument, turn blinking cursor mode on iff ARG is positive.
-When blinking cursor mode is enabled, the cursor of the selected
-window blinks.
+With a numeric argument, turn blinking cursor mode on if ARG is positive,
+otherwise turn it off.  When blinking cursor mode is enabled, the
+cursor of the selected window blinks.
 
 Note that this command is effective only when Emacs
 displays through a window system, because then Emacs does its own

lisp/hilit-chg.el

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 ;;   an example, if the value is `buffer-file-name' then all buffers
 ;;   who are visiting files are suitable, but others (like dired
 ;;   buffers) are not;
-;; * a list -- then the buffer is suitable iff its mode is in the
+;; * a list -- then the buffer is suitable if its mode is in the
 ;;   list, except if the first element is `not', in which case the test
 ;;   is reversed (i.e. it is a list of unsuitable modes).
 ;; * Otherwise, the buffer is suitable if its name does not begin with

lisp/ibuf-ext.el

@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ If a buffer has no filename, it is ignored.
 With no prefix arg, use the filename sans its directory of each marked file.
 With a zero prefix arg, use the complete filename of each marked file.
 With \\[universal-argument], use the filename of each marked file relative
-to `ibuffer-default-directory' iff non-nil, otherwise `default-directory'.
+to `ibuffer-default-directory' if non-nil, otherwise `default-directory'.
 
 You can then feed the file name(s) to other commands with \\[yank]."
   (interactive "p")

lisp/ibuffer.el

@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ If point is on a group name, this function operates on that group."
 
 (defun ibuffer-map-lines (function &optional nomodify group)
   "Call FUNCTION for each buffer.
-Don't set the ibuffer modification flag iff NOMODIFY is non-nil.
+Set the ibuffer modification flag unless NOMODIFY is non-nil.
 
 If optional argument GROUP is non-nil, then only call FUNCTION on
 buffers in filtering group GROUP.
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ If optional arg SILENT is non-nil, do not display progress messages."
 
 (defun ibuffer-quit ()
   "Quit this `ibuffer' session.
-Try to restore the previous window configuration iff
+Try to restore the previous window configuration if
 `ibuffer-restore-window-config-on-quit' is non-nil."
   (interactive)
   (if ibuffer-restore-window-config-on-quit

lisp/icomplete.el

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ completions - see `icomplete-delay-completions-threshold'."
 (defcustom icomplete-minibuffer-setup-hook nil
   "*Icomplete-specific customization of minibuffer setup.
 
-This hook is run during minibuffer setup iff icomplete will be active.
+This hook is run during minibuffer setup if icomplete is active.
 It is intended for use in customizing icomplete for interoperation
 with other features and packages.  For instance:
 
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ except those on this list.")
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode icomplete-mode
   "Toggle incremental minibuffer completion for this Emacs session.
-With a numeric argument, turn Icomplete mode on iff ARG is positive."
+With a numeric argument, turn Icomplete mode on if ARG is positive,
+otherwise turn it off."
   :global t :group 'icomplete
   (if icomplete-mode
       ;; The following is not really necessary after first time -

lisp/ido.el

@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ See documentation of `walk-windows' for useful values.")
 (defcustom ido-minibuffer-setup-hook nil
   "*Ido-specific customization of minibuffer setup.
 
-This hook is run during minibuffer setup iff `ido' will be active.
+This hook is run during minibuffer setup if `ido' is active.
 It is intended for use in customizing ido for interoperation
 with other packages.  For instance:
 

lisp/image.el

@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Image types are symbols like `xbm' or `jpeg'."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun image-type-auto-detected-p ()
-  "Return t iff the current buffer contains an auto-detectable image.
+  "Return t if the current buffer contains an auto-detectable image.
 This function is intended to be used from `magic-fallback-mode-alist'.
 
 The buffer is considered to contain an auto-detectable image if

lisp/imenu.el

@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ definitions, etc.  It contains a substring which is the name to
 appear in the menu.  See the info section on Regexps for more
 information.  REGEXP may also be a function, called without
 arguments.  It is expected to search backwards.  It shall return
-true and set `match-data' iff it finds another element.
+true and set `match-data' if it finds another element.
 
 INDEX points to the substring in REGEXP that contains the
 name (of the function, variable or type) that is to appear in the

lisp/info-look.el

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ to `symbol', and the help mode defaults to the current major mode."
   (apply 'info-lookup-add-help* nil arg))
 
 (defun info-lookup-maybe-add-help (&rest arg)
-  "Add a help specification iff none is defined.
+  "Add a help specification if none is defined.
 See the documentation of the function `info-lookup-add-help'
 for more details."
   (apply 'info-lookup-add-help* t arg))

lisp/isearch.el

@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ NOPUSH is t and EDIT is t."
     (run-hooks 'isearch-mode-end-hook))
 
   ;; If there was movement, mark the starting position.
-  ;; Maybe should test difference between and set mark iff > threshold.
+  ;; Maybe should test difference between and set mark only if > threshold.
   (if (/= (point) isearch-opoint)
       (or (and transient-mark-mode mark-active)
 	  (progn
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ since they have special meaning in a regexp."
 ;;  - the direction of the current search is expected to be given by
 ;;    `isearch-forward';
 ;;  - the variable `isearch-error' is expected to be true
-;;    iff `isearch-string' is an invalid regexp.
+;;    only if `isearch-string' is an invalid regexp.
 
 (defvar isearch-lazy-highlight-overlays nil)
 (defvar isearch-lazy-highlight-wrapped nil)

lisp/iswitchb.el

@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ See documentation of `walk-windows' for useful values.")
 (defcustom iswitchb-minibuffer-setup-hook nil
   "Iswitchb-specific customization of minibuffer setup.
 
-This hook is run during minibuffer setup iff `iswitchb' will be active.
+This hook is run during minibuffer setup if `iswitchb' is active.
 For instance:
 \(add-hook 'iswitchb-minibuffer-setup-hook
 	  '\(lambda () (set (make-local-variable 'max-mini-window-height) 3)))
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ This is an example function which can be hooked on to
     (iswitchb-to-end summaries)))
 
 (defun iswitchb-case ()
-  "Return non-nil iff we should ignore case when matching.
+  "Return non-nil if we should ignore case when matching.
 See the variable `iswitchb-case' for details."
   (if iswitchb-case
       (if (featurep 'xemacs)
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ See the variable `iswitchb-case' for details."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode iswitchb-mode
   "Toggle Iswitchb global minor mode.
-With arg, turn Iswitchb mode on if and only iff ARG is positive.
+With arg, turn Iswitchb mode on if ARG is positive, otherwise turn it off.
 This mode enables switching between buffers using substrings.  See
 `iswitchb' for details."
   nil nil iswitchb-global-map :global t :group 'iswitchb

lisp/log-edit.el

@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ for more details."
 (defvar user-mail-address)
 (defun log-edit-changelog-ours-p ()
   "See if ChangeLog entry at point is for the current user, today.
-Return non-nil iff it is."
+Return non-nil if it is."
   ;; Code adapted from add-change-log-entry.
   (let ((name (or (and (boundp 'add-log-full-name) add-log-full-name)
 		  (and (fboundp 'user-full-name) (user-full-name))

lisp/printing.el

@@ -4943,9 +4943,9 @@ See `pr-visible-entry-alist'.")
 
 If FORCE is non-nil, update menus doesn't matter if `pr-ps-printer-alist',
 `pr-txt-printer-alist' or `pr-ps-utility-alist' were modified or not;
-otherwise, update PostScript printer menu iff `pr-ps-printer-menu-modified' is
-non-nil, update text printer menu iff `pr-txt-printer-menu-modified' is
-non-nil, and update PostScript File menus iff `pr-ps-utility-menu-modified' is
+otherwise, update PostScript printer menu if `pr-ps-printer-menu-modified' is
+non-nil, update text printer menu if `pr-txt-printer-menu-modified' is
+non-nil, and update PostScript File menus if `pr-ps-utility-menu-modified' is
 non-nil.
 
 If menu binding was not done, calls `pr-menu-bind'."

lisp/select.el

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Cut buffers are considered obsolete; you should use selections instead."
 If it is valid, set the register `r0' to 1, else set it to 0.")
 
 (defun string-utf-8-p (string)
-  "Return non-nil iff STRING is a unibyte string of valid UTF-8 sequence."
+  "Return non-nil if STRING is a unibyte string of valid UTF-8 sequence."
   (if (or (not (stringp string))
 	  (multibyte-string-p string))
       (error "Not a unibyte string: %s" string))

lisp/shadowfile.el

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ information defining the cluster.  For interactive use, call
       ans)))
 
 (defun shadow-site-match (site1 site2)
-  "Non-nil iff SITE1 is or includes SITE2.
+  "Non-nil if SITE1 is or includes SITE2.
 Each may be a host or cluster name; if they are clusters, regexp of SITE1 will
 be matched against the primary of SITE2."
   (or (string-equal site1 site2) ; quick check

lisp/simple.el

@@ -4343,8 +4343,9 @@ The variable `selective-display' has a separate value for each buffer."
 
 (defun toggle-truncate-lines (&optional arg)
   "Toggle whether to fold or truncate long lines for the current buffer.
-With arg, truncate long lines iff arg is positive.
-Note that in side-by-side windows, truncation is always enabled."
+With prefix argument ARG, truncate long lines if ARG is positive,
+otherwise don't truncate them.  Note that in side-by-side
+windows, truncation is always enabled."
   (interactive "P")
   (setq truncate-lines
 	(if (null arg)
@@ -4367,11 +4368,11 @@ Note that in side-by-side windows, truncation is always enabled."
 
 (defun overwrite-mode (arg)
   "Toggle overwrite mode.
-With arg, turn overwrite mode on iff arg is positive.
-In overwrite mode, printing characters typed in replace existing text
-on a one-for-one basis, rather than pushing it to the right.  At the
-end of a line, such characters extend the line.  Before a tab,
-such characters insert until the tab is filled in.
+With prefix argument ARG, turn overwrite mode on if ARG is positive,
+otherwise turn it off.  In overwrite mode, printing characters typed
+in replace existing text on a one-for-one basis, rather than pushing
+it to the right.  At the end of a line, such characters extend the line.
+Before a tab, such characters insert until the tab is filled in.
 \\[quoted-insert] still inserts characters in overwrite mode; this
 is supposed to make it easier to insert characters when necessary."
   (interactive "P")
@@ -4383,14 +4384,13 @@ is supposed to make it easier to insert characters when necessary."
 
 (defun binary-overwrite-mode (arg)
   "Toggle binary overwrite mode.
-With arg, turn binary overwrite mode on iff arg is positive.
-In binary overwrite mode, printing characters typed in replace
-existing text.  Newlines are not treated specially, so typing at the
-end of a line joins the line to the next, with the typed character
-between them.  Typing before a tab character simply replaces the tab
-with the character typed.
-\\[quoted-insert] replaces the text at the cursor, just as ordinary
-typing characters do.
+With prefix argument ARG, turn binary overwrite mode on if ARG is
+positive, otherwise turn it off.  In binary overwrite mode, printing
+characters typed in replace existing text.  Newlines are not treated
+specially, so typing at the end of a line joins the line to the next,
+with the typed character between them.  Typing before a tab character
+simply replaces the tab with the character typed.  \\[quoted-insert]
+replaces the text at the cursor, just as ordinary typing characters do.
 
 Note that binary overwrite mode is not its own minor mode; it is a
 specialization of overwrite mode, entered by setting the
@@ -4405,9 +4405,9 @@ specialization of overwrite mode, entered by setting the
 
 (define-minor-mode line-number-mode
   "Toggle Line Number mode.
-With arg, turn Line Number mode on iff arg is positive.
-When Line Number mode is enabled, the line number appears
-in the mode line.
+With arg, turn Line Number mode on if arg is positive, otherwise
+turn it off.  When Line Number mode is enabled, the line number
+appears in the mode line.
 
 Line numbers do not appear for very large buffers and buffers
 with very long lines; see variables `line-number-display-limit'
@@ -4416,16 +4416,16 @@ and `line-number-display-limit-width'."
 
 (define-minor-mode column-number-mode
   "Toggle Column Number mode.
-With arg, turn Column Number mode on iff arg is positive.
-When Column Number mode is enabled, the column number appears
-in the mode line."
+With arg, turn Column Number mode on if arg is positive,
+otherwise turn it off.  When Column Number mode is enabled, the
+column number appears in the mode line."
   :global t :group 'mode-line)
 
 (define-minor-mode size-indication-mode
   "Toggle Size Indication mode.
-With arg, turn Size Indication mode on iff arg is positive.  When
-Size Indication mode is enabled, the size of the accessible part
-of the buffer appears in the mode line."
+With arg, turn Size Indication mode on if arg is positive,
+otherwise turn it off.  When Size Indication mode is enabled, the
+size of the accessible part of the buffer appears in the mode line."
   :global t :group 'mode-line)
 
 (defgroup paren-blinking nil
@@ -4960,7 +4960,7 @@ With prefix argument N, move N items (negative N means move backward)."
 These functions are called in order with four arguments:
 CHOICE - the string to insert in the buffer,
 BUFFER - the buffer in which the choice should be inserted,
-MINI-P - non-nil iff BUFFER is a minibuffer, and
+MINI-P - non-nil if BUFFER is a minibuffer, and
 BASE-SIZE - the number of characters in BUFFER before
 the string being completed.
 
@@ -5568,7 +5568,8 @@ See also `normal-erase-is-backspace'."
 
 (define-minor-mode visible-mode
   "Toggle Visible mode.
-With argument ARG turn Visible mode on iff ARG is positive.
+With argument ARG turn Visible mode on if ARG is positive, otherwise
+turn it off.
 
 Enabling Visible mode makes all invisible text temporarily visible.
 Disabling Visible mode turns off that effect.  Visible mode

lisp/skeleton.el

@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ If ELEMENT is a string or a character it gets inserted (see also
 		interesting point set by _
 	>	indent line (or interregion if > _) according to major mode
 	@	add position to `skeleton-positions'
-	&	do next ELEMENT iff previous moved point
-	|	do next ELEMENT iff previous didn't move point
+	&	do next ELEMENT if previous moved point
+	|	do next ELEMENT if previous didn't move point
 	-num	delete num preceding characters (see `skeleton-untabify')
 	resume:	skipped, continue here if quit is signaled
 	nil	skipped

lisp/strokes.el

@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ If STROKES-MAP is not given, `strokes-global-map' will be used instead."
     (goto-char (point-min))))
 
 (defun strokes-alphabetic-lessp (stroke1 stroke2)
-  "T iff command name for STROKE1 is less than STROKE2's in lexicographic order."
+  "T if command name for STROKE1 is less than STROKE2's in lexicographic order."
   (let ((command-name-1 (symbol-name (cdr stroke1)))
 	(command-name-2 (symbol-name (cdr stroke2))))
     (string-lessp command-name-1 command-name-2)))
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ Encode/decode your strokes with \\[strokes-encode-buffer],
       (eq char ?*)))
 
 ;;(defsubst strokes-xor (a b)  ### Should I make this an inline function? ###
-;;  "T iff one and only one of A and B is non-nil; otherwise, returns nil.
+;;  "T if one and only one of A and B is non-nil; otherwise, returns nil.
 ;;NOTE: Don't use this as a numeric xor since it treats all non-nil
 ;;      values as t including `0' (zero)."
 ;;  (eq (null a) (not (null b))))

lisp/t-mouse.el

@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ The (secret) scrollbar interface is not implemented yet."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode t-mouse-mode
   "Toggle t-mouse mode to use the mouse in Linux consoles.
-With prefix arg, turn t-mouse mode on iff arg is positive.
+With prefix arg, turn t-mouse mode on if arg is positive, otherwise turn it
+off.
 
 This allows the use of the mouse when operating on a Linux console, in the
 same way as you can use the mouse under X11.

lisp/term.el

@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 (defvar term-scroll-with-delete nil) ;; term-scroll-with-delete is t if
 ;;		forward scrolling should be implemented by delete to
 ;;		top-most line(s); and nil if scrolling should be implemented
-;;		by moving term-home-marker.  It is set to t iff there is a
+;;		by moving term-home-marker.  It is set to t if there is a
 ;;		(non-default) scroll-region OR the alternate buffer is used.
 (defvar term-pending-delete-marker) ;; New user input in line mode needs to
 ;;		be deleted, because it gets echoed by the inferior.

lisp/userlock.el

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The buffer in question is current when this function is called."
 		 (setq answer nil))
 		((eq answer 'revert)
 		 (revert-buffer nil (not (buffer-modified-p)))
-					; ask confirmation iff buffer modified
+					; ask confirmation if buffer modified
 		 (signal 'file-supersession
 			 (list "File reverted" fn)))
 		((eq answer 'yield)

lisp/vc.el

@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ Used by `vc-restore-buffer-context' to later restore the context."
 	;; ;; We may want to reparse the compilation buffer after revert
 	;; (reparse (and (boundp 'compilation-error-list) ;compile loaded
 	;; 	      ;; Construct a list; each elt is nil or a buffer
-	;; 	      ;; iff that buffer is a compilation output buffer
+	;; 	      ;; if that buffer is a compilation output buffer
 	;; 	      ;; that contains markers into the current buffer.
 	;; 	      (save-current-buffer
 	;; 		(mapcar (lambda (buffer)

lisp/view.el

@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ Use this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
   ;; bindings instead of using the \\[] construction.  The reason for this
   ;; is that most commands have more than one key binding.
   "Toggle View mode, a minor mode for viewing text but not editing it.
-With ARG, turn View mode on iff ARG is positive.
+With prefix argument ARG, turn View mode on if ARG is positive, otherwise
+turn it off.
 
 Emacs commands that do not change the buffer contents are available as usual.
 Kill commands insert text in kill buffers but do not delete.  Other commands

lisp/whitespace.el

@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ If timer is not set, then set it to scan the files in
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode whitespace-global-mode
   "Toggle using Whitespace mode in new buffers.
-With ARG, turn the mode on iff ARG is positive.
+With ARG, turn the mode on if ARG is positive, otherwise turn it off.
 
 When this mode is active, `whitespace-buffer' is added to
 `find-file-hook' and `kill-buffer-hook'."

lisp/wid-edit.el

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ new value.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun widgetp (widget)
-  "Return non-nil iff WIDGET is a widget."
+  "Return non-nil if WIDGET is a widget."
   (if (symbolp widget)
       (get widget 'widget-type)
     (and (consp widget)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Otherwise, just return the value."
       value)))
 
 (defun widget-member (widget property)
-  "Non-nil iff there is a definition in WIDGET for PROPERTY."
+  "Non-nil if there is a definition in WIDGET for PROPERTY."
   (cond ((plist-member (cdr widget) property)
 	 t)
 	((car widget)
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ If that does not exists, call the value of `widget-complete-field'."
       (widget-princ-to-string (widget-get widget :value))))
 
 (defun widget-default-active (widget)
-  "Return t iff this widget active (user modifiable)."
+  "Return t if this widget is active (user modifiable)."
   (or (widget-get widget :always-active)
       (and (not (widget-get widget :inactive))
 	   (let ((parent (widget-get widget :parent)))

lisp/window.el

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bars (top, bottom, or nil)."
 PROC is called with a window as argument.