diff --git a/collects/scribble/manual.ss b/collects/scribble/manual.ss
index e9c8ae13..a014bc09 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/manual.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/manual.ss
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
   
   (provide schemeblock SCHEMEBLOCK schemeblock/form
            schemeblock0 SCHEMEBLOCK0 schemeblock0/form
+           schemeblockelem
            schemeinput
            schememod
            scheme SCHEME scheme/form schemeresult schemeid schememodname
@@ -442,7 +443,9 @@
 
   (provide declare-exporting
            deftogether
-           defproc defproc* defstruct defthing defthing* defparam defparam* defboolparam
+           defproc defproc* defstruct 
+           defthing defthing* defthing/proc
+           defparam defparam* defboolparam
            defform defform* defform/subs defform*/subs defform/none
            defidform
            specform specform/subs 
@@ -762,6 +765,10 @@
     (syntax-rules ()
       [(_ id) (*var 'id)]))
 
+  (define (defthing/proc id contract descs)
+    (*defthing (list id) (list (syntax-e id)) #f (list contract)
+               (lambda () descs)))
+
   (define (into-blockquote s)
     (cond
      [(splice? s)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/style.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/style.scrbl
index ca76033b..ff3cf4f5 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/style.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/style.scrbl
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ typeset a library or language name is called @scheme[schememodname]).
 Do not call an identifier (i.e., a syntactic element) a ``variable''
 or a ``symbol.''
 
+Avoid cut-and-paste for descriptive text. If two functions are
+similar, consider documenting them together with
+@scheme[deftogether]. To abstract a description, consider using
+explicit prose abstraction, such as ``@scheme[x] is like @scheme[@y],
+except that ...,'' instead of abstracting the source and instantiating
+it multiple times; often, a prose abstraction is clearer to the reader
+than a hidden abstraction in the document implementation.
+
 Use @schemeidfont{id} or a name that ends @schemeidfont{-id} in
 @scheme[defform] to mean an identifier, not @schemeidfont{identifier},
 @schemeidfont{variable}, @schemeidfont{name}, or
@@ -69,10 +77,13 @@ specific sequence of characters.
 Refrain from referring to documentation ``above'' or ``below,'' and
 instead have a hyperlink point to the right place.
 
-Use American style for quotation marks and punctuation at the end of
-quotation marks (i.e., a sentence-terminating period goes inside the
-quotation marks). Of course, this rule does not apply for quotation
-marks that are part of code.
+In prose, use @litchar{``} and @litchar{''} quotation marks instead of
+@litchar{"}. Use @litchar{---} for an em-dash, and do not include
+spaces on either side, though it will typeset as an en-dash and spaces
+in HTML output. Use American style for quotation marks and punctuation
+at the end of quotation marks (i.e., a sentence-terminating period
+goes inside the quotation marks). Of course, this rule does not apply
+for quotation marks that are part of code.
 
 Do not use a citation reference (as created by @scheme[cite]) as a
-noun. Use it as an annotation.
+noun; use it as an annotation.