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@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ delimiters to enclose the text in the region.
If you supply a prefix argument to @kbd{M-;} when a region is
active, that specifies the number of comment delimiters to add or
delete. A positive argument @var{n} adds @var{n} delimiters, while a
-negative argument @var{-n} removes @var{n} delimiters.
+negative argument @minus{}@var{n} removes @var{n} delimiters.
If the region is not active, and there is no existing comment on the
current line, @kbd{M-;} adds a new comment to the current line. If
@@ -1000,10 +1000,11 @@ lines. When a region is active (@pxref{Mark}), @kbd{C-x C-;} either
comments or uncomments the lines in the region. If the region is not
active, this command comments or uncomments the line point is on.
With a positive prefix argument @var{n}, it operates on @var{n} lines
-starting with the current one; with a negative @var{n}, it affects
-@var{n} preceding lines. After invoking this command with a negative
-argument, successive invocations with a positive argument will operate
-on preceding lines as if the argument were negated.
+starting with the current one; with a negative argument
+@minus{}@var{n}, it affects @var{n} preceding lines. After invoking
+this command with a negative argument, successive invocations with a
+positive argument will operate on preceding lines as if the argument
+were negated.
@findex comment-kill
@kindex C-u M-;