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More fixes for the reference manual.

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doc/mercury_reference_manual.texi:
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@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ These separators are mostly ignored by the parser,
but in some cases whitespace may be required to separate tokens but in some cases whitespace may be required to separate tokens
that would otherwise be ambiguous. that would otherwise be ambiguous.
In other cases whitespace is not allowed, In other cases whitespace is not allowed,
e.g., before the @var{open-ct} token, e.g.@: before the @var{open-ct} token,
or after a @samp{.} operator or after a @samp{.} operator
that would otherwise be interpreted as an @var{end} token. that would otherwise be interpreted as an @var{end} token.
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ and as such they can be used without arguments supplied.
For example, @samp{f(+)} is syntactically valid. For example, @samp{f(+)} is syntactically valid.
In some cases parentheses may be required In some cases parentheses may be required
to limit the scope of an operator without arguments, to limit the scope of an operator without arguments,
e.g. if it appears as an argument to another operator. e.g.@: if it appears as an argument to another operator.
The comma operator is not a name and therefore requires single quotes The comma operator is not a name and therefore requires single quotes
in order to be used without arguments. in order to be used without arguments.
An operator in single quotes is still an operator, An operator in single quotes is still an operator,
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ For example, it is true that 1 plus 1 is 2,
and that the length of the list [1, 2, 3] is 3. and that the length of the list [1, 2, 3] is 3.
Statements that are either true or false like this Statements that are either true or false like this
are known as @dfn{propositions}, are known as @dfn{propositions},
e.g., 1 + 1 = 2 and 1 + 2 = 5 are both propositions; e.g.@: 1 + 1 = 2 and 1 + 2 = 5 are both propositions;
if + is interpreted as integer addition if + is interpreted as integer addition
then the first proposition is true and the second is false. then the first proposition is true and the second is false.
@@ -5371,7 +5371,7 @@ In other words, the implementation should @emph{commit} to the first solution.
The commit to the first solution means that The commit to the first solution means that
a piece of @code{cc_nondet} or @code{cc_multi} code a piece of @code{cc_nondet} or @code{cc_multi} code
can never be asked to generate a second solution. can never be asked to generate a second solution.
If e.g. a @code{cc_nondet} call is in a conjunction, If e.g.@: a @code{cc_nondet} call is in a conjunction,
then no later goal in that conjunction (after mode reordering) may fail, then no later goal in that conjunction (after mode reordering) may fail,
because that would ask the committed choice goal for a second solution. because that would ask the committed choice goal for a second solution.
The compiler enforces this rule. The compiler enforces this rule.
@@ -12853,7 +12853,7 @@ The pragma
tells the compiler that calls to this predicate tells the compiler that calls to this predicate
should be checked the same way should be checked the same way
as calls to the four formatting predicates and one formatting function as calls to the four formatting predicates and one formatting function
listed the above, listed above,
with the format string in the second argument, with the format string in the second argument,
and the values in the list in the third. and the values in the list in the third.
This way, while @code{maybe_log_message} cannot ensure This way, while @code{maybe_log_message} cannot ensure