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Tiny improvement of documentation of major mode conventions

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* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions): More
accurate advice regarding customization of 'C-M-a' by major
modes.
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@ -363,7 +363,9 @@ it provides a command that does the same job in a way better
suited to the text this mode is used for. For example, a major mode
for editing a programming language might redefine @kbd{C-M-a} to
move to the beginning of a function in a way that works better for
that language.
that language. The recommended way of tailoring @kbd{C-M-a} to the
needs of a major mode is to set @code{beginning-of-defun-function}
(@pxref{List Motion}) to invoke the function specific to the mode.
It is also legitimate for a major mode to rebind a standard key
sequence whose standard meaning is rarely useful in that mode. For