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version 1.3, 1994/06/17 12:35:02	version 1.4, 1994/08/10 17:22:37
Line 437 system that only supplies @code{THEN} is	Line 437 system that only supplies @code{THEN} is
: endif POSTPONE then ; immediate	: endif POSTPONE then ; immediate
@end example	@end example

	[According to Webster's New Encyclopedic Dictionary, then (adv.) has the
	following meanings: ... 2b: following next after in order ... 3d: as a
	necessary consequence (if you were there, then you saw them). Forth's
	@code{THEN} has the meaning 2b, @code{THEN} in Pascal and many other
	programming languages has the meaning 3d.]

We also provide the words @code{?dup-if} and @code{?dup-not-if}, so you	We also provide the words @code{?dup-if} and @code{?dup-not-if}, so you
can avoid using @code{?dup}.	can avoid using @code{?dup}.

Line 550 The loop is terminated when the border b	Line 556 The loop is terminated when the border b
@var{limit} is crossed. However, @code{S+LOOP} is not part of the ANS	@var{limit} is crossed. However, @code{S+LOOP} is not part of the ANS
Forth standard.	Forth standard.

The @code{?DO} can be replaced by @code{DO}. @code{DO} enters the loop	@code{?DO} can be replaced by @code{DO}. @code{DO} enters the loop even
even when the start and the limit value are equal. We do not recommend	when the start and the limit value are equal. We do not recommend using
using @code{DO}. It will just give you maintenance troubles.	@code{DO}. It will just give you maintenance troubles.

FOR NEXT UNLOOP	FOR NEXT UNLOOP