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Subject: Re: master 583cb26 2/3: Improve accuracy in string-replace
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> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:11:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: john@yates-sheets.org, rpluim@gmail.com, mattiase@acm.org,
>         emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > > > Okay.  Then how about
> > > >
> > > > Return a string equal to @var{instring} with every occurence of
> > > > @var{fromstring} replaced by @var{tostring}.
> > >
> > > Return a new string equal...
> > 
> > The "equal" part is extremely confusing, IMNSHO.  Why do we need it
> > here?
> 
> What do you find extremely confusing about it?

The "equal" part.