7 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
index a9320d945ef..42f0418b690 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ If this variable is nil, all regions are treated as small."
 ;;*    Mode specific options enable users to disable flyspell on        */
 ;;*    certain word depending of the emacs mode. For instance, when     */
 ;;*    using flyspell with mail-mode add the following expression       */
-;;*    in your .emacs file:                                             */
+;;*    in your init file:                                               */
 ;;*       (add-hook 'mail-mode                                          */
-;;*    	     (lambda () (setq flyspell-generic-check-word-predicate    */
+;;*    	     (lambda () (setq flyspell-generic-check-word-predicate     */
 ;;*    			       'mail-mode-flyspell-verify)))            */
 ;;*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 (defvar flyspell-generic-check-word-predicate nil
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ invoking `ispell-change-dictionary'.
 Consider using the `ispell-parser' to check your text.  For instance
 consider adding:
 \(add-hook 'tex-mode-hook (function (lambda () (setq ispell-parser 'tex))))
-in your .emacs file.
+in your init file.
 
 \\[flyspell-region] checks all words inside a region.
 \\[flyspell-buffer] checks the whole buffer."
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index 0c7966f22d3..51a4800de52 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ aspell is used along with Emacs).")
 
     ;; If Emacs flavor supports [:alpha:] use it for global dicts.  If
     ;; spellchecker also supports UTF-8 via command-line option use it
-    ;; in communication.  This does not affect definitions in ~/.emacs.
+    ;; in communication.  This does not affect definitions in your
+    ;; init file.
     (if ispell-emacs-alpha-regexp
      	(let (tmp-dicts-alist)
     	  (dolist (adict ispell-dictionary-alist)
@@ -3680,7 +3681,7 @@ use the `x' command.  (Any subsequent regions will be checked.)
 The `X' command aborts sending the message so that you can edit the buffer.
 
 To spell-check whenever a message is sent, include the appropriate lines
-in your .emacs file:
+in your init file:
    (add-hook 'message-send-hook 'ispell-message)  ;; GNUS 5
    (add-hook 'news-inews-hook 'ispell-message)    ;; GNUS 4
    (add-hook 'mail-send-hook  'ispell-message)
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/reftex.el b/lisp/textmodes/reftex.el
index d8afb3e5544..8584c496a97 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/reftex.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/reftex.el
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 ;; To turn RefTeX Mode on and off in a buffer, use `M-x reftex-mode'.
 ;;
 ;; To turn on RefTeX Mode for all LaTeX files, add the following lines
-;; to your .emacs file:
+;; to your init file:
 ;;
 ;;   (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)   ; AUCTeX LaTeX mode
 ;;   (add-hook 'latex-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)   ; Emacs latex mode
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 ;;
 ;; To turn RefTeX Mode on and off in a particular buffer, use `M-x
 ;; reftex-mode'.  To turn on RefTeX Mode for all LaTeX files, add the
-;; following lines to your `.emacs' file:
+;; following lines to your init file:
 ;;
 ;;      (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)   ; with AUCTeX LaTeX mode
 ;;      (add-hook 'latex-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)   ; with Emacs latex mode
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/rst.el b/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
index 767f8f360bb..e2647a98770 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 ;;; INSTALLATION
 
-;; Add the following lines to your `.emacs' file:
+;; Add the following lines to your init file:
 ;;
 ;;   (require 'rst)
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
index 5bcd87ede68..67d7f8c01f9 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ the next N words.  In Transient Mark mode, when the mark is active,
 N defaults to -1, which means to wrap it around the current region.
 
 If you like upcased tags, put (setq sgml-transformation-function 'upcase)
-in your `.emacs' file.
+in your init file.
 
 Use \\[sgml-validate] to validate your document with an SGML parser.
 
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/table.el b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
index 2664a89855f..459e884d45d 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/table.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 ;; again.
 ;;
 ;; To use the package regularly place this file in the site library
-;; directory and add the next expression in your .emacs file.  Make
+;; directory and add the next expression in your init file.  Make
 ;; sure that directory is included in the `load-path'.
 ;;
 ;;   (require 'table)
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@
 ;;     (function (lambda ()
 ;;       (local-set-key [<key sequence>] '<function>))))
 ;;
-;; Above code is well known ~/.emacs idiom for customizing a mode
-;; specific keymap however it does not work for this package.  This is
-;; because there is no table mode in effect.  This package does not
-;; use a local map therefore you must modify `table-cell-map'
+;; Adding the above to your init file is a common way to customize a
+;; mode specific keymap.  However it does not work for this package.
+;; This is because there is no table mode in effect.  This package
+;; does not use a local map therefore you must modify `table-cell-map'
 ;; explicitly.  The correct way of achieving above task is:
 ;;
 ;;   (add-hook 'table-cell-map-hook
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/two-column.el b/lisp/textmodes/two-column.el
index 8a4fe4f87fd..b21e72639fd 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/two-column.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/two-column.el
@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ You have the following commands at your disposal:
 \\[2C-merge]   Merge both buffers
 \\[2C-dissociate]   Dissociate the two buffers
 
-These keybindings can be customized in your ~/.emacs by `2C-mode-map',
-`2C-minor-mode-map' and by binding `2C-command' to some prefix.
+These keybindings can be customized in your init file by
+`2C-mode-map', `2C-minor-mode-map' and by binding `2C-command' to
+some prefix.
 
 The appearance of the screen can be customized by the variables
 `2C-window-width', `2C-beyond-fill-column', `2C-mode-line-format' and