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Minor fixes in Introduction to Emacs Lisp

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* doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (if, save-excursion):
'defun' is a macro, not a special form anymore.  (Bug#37747)
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@ -3826,12 +3826,11 @@ delimit them from the body of the @code{let}.
@findex if
@cindex Conditional with @code{if}
A third special form, in addition to @code{defun} and @code{let}, is the
conditional @code{if}. This form is used to instruct the computer to
make decisions. You can write function definitions without using
@code{if}, but it is used often enough, and is important enough, to be
included here. It is used, for example, in the code for the
function @code{beginning-of-buffer}.
Anoter special form is the conditional @code{if}. This form is used
to instruct the computer to make decisions. You can write function
definitions without using @code{if}, but it is used often enough, and
is important enough, to be included here. It is used, for example, in
the code for the function @code{beginning-of-buffer}.
The basic idea behind an @code{if}, is that @emph{if} a test is true,
@emph{then} an expression is evaluated. If the test is not true, the
@ -4204,8 +4203,8 @@ On the other hand, this function returns @code{nil} if the test is false.
@findex point
@findex mark
The @code{save-excursion} function is the third and final special form
that we will discuss in this chapter.
The @code{save-excursion} function is the final special form that we
will discuss in this chapter.
In Emacs Lisp programs used for editing, the @code{save-excursion}
function is very common. It saves the location of point,