edits and backpointers related to Scheme dialects in the guide

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@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ on the Algorithmic Language Scheme} defines a dialect of Scheme. We
use @defterm{@|r5rs|} to refer to both the standard and the language
defined by the standard.
@margin-note{See @seclink[#:doc '(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")
"dialects"] for general information about different
dialects of Scheme within PLT Scheme.}
The default dialect of Scheme provided by @exec{mzscheme} and other
PLT Scheme tools differs from @|r5rs| in many ways, but PLT Scheme
includes tools and libraries for running @|r5rs| programs.

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@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ on the Algorithmic Language Scheme} defines a dialect of Scheme. We
use @defterm{@|r6rs|} to refer to both the standard and the language
defined by the standard.
@margin-note{See @seclink[#:doc '(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")
"dialects"] for general information about different
dialects of Scheme within PLT Scheme.}
@|r6rs| defines both @defterm{libraries} and @defterm{top-level
programs}. Both correspond to PLT Scheme @defterm{modules} (see
@secref[#:doc guide-src "modules"]). That is, although @|r6rs| defines

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@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ in other implementations of Scheme. At the same time, programs that do
not start with @hash-lang[] (or another PLT Scheme module form) do not
work with the default mode of most PLT Scheme tools.
``PLT Scheme'' is not, however, the only dialect of Scheme supported
``PLT Scheme'' is not, however, the only dialect of Scheme that is supported
by PLT Scheme tools. On the contrary, PLT Scheme tools are designed to
support multiple dialects of Scheme and even multiple languages, which
allows the PLT Scheme tool suite to serve multiple communities. PLT
Scheme also gives programmers and researchers the tools they need to
create new and improved languages.
explore and create new languages.
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