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@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> (<replaceabl
497497 </row>
498498 <row>
499499<entry>text</entry>
500- <entry>(4+length ) bytes</entry>
501- <entry>Best choice </entry>
502- <entry>Variable- length</entry>
500+ <entry>(4+n ) bytes</entry>
501+ <entry>Most flexible </entry>
502+ <entry>Variable unlimited length</entry>
503503 </row>
504504 <row>
505505<entry>varchar(n)</entry>
@@ -513,11 +513,10 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable> (<replaceabl
513513 </para>
514514
515515 <para>
516- There is one other fixed-length character type in <productname>Postgres</productname>.
517- The <type>name</type> type
518- only has one purpose and that is for storage of internal catalog
519- names.
520- It is not intended for use by the general user.
516+ There is one other fixed-length character type in <productname>Postgres</productname>.
517+ The <type>name</type> type exists <emphasis>only</emphasis> for
518+ storage of internal catalog names and
519+ is not intended for use by the general user.
521520 Its length is currently defined as 32 bytes (31 characters plus terminator)
522521 but should be reference using NAMEDATALEN.
523522 The length is set at compile time (and is therefore adjustable for
