Elisp texi 2.3.13 Function Type

[Andreas Roehler]

Having difficulties of understanding, I ask, if it could be said another 
way (proposals below with  
`-' to cancel, `+~' added/changed text)

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| 2.3.13 Function Type
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| Just as functions in other programming languages are executable, "Lisp
| function" objects are pieces of executable code.  However, functions in
| Lisp are primarily Lisp objects, and only secondarily the text which
| represents them.
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- Just as functions in other programming languages
;; Doesn't contribute real information IMO; if at all,
;; the point that some other languages don't use this
;; terminus should be mentioned here


+~ Regarding functions we have always to decide if
 we referring to them as the printed representation of
 a execution routine--i.e. as pieces of executable
 code defining a function when evaluated--or if we
 speak of the behavior of an already read-in
 (evaluated and interned) function, which might be
 called for execution.


- However, functions in Lisp are primarily Lisp
 objects, and only secondarily the text which
 represents them.

;; IMO that remark makes no sense: while editing, it's
;; the textual representation which matters. Internals
;; of computation are fairly not the same as writing
;; programs; however, would not employ `primarily' here
;; to mark the difference.

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Andreas Roehler