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@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ subsequent lines until closed by another block macro. .Ss Line Macros Line macros are generally scoped to the current line, with the body consisting of zero or more arguments. If a macro is scoped to the next -line and the line arguments are empty, the next line is used instead, -else the general syntax is used. Thus: +line and the line arguments are empty, the next line, which must be +text, is used instead. Thus: .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.I foo @@ -433,9 +433,15 @@ foo .Pp is equivalent to .Sq \&.I foo . -If next-line macros are invoked consecutively, only the last is used; in -other words, if a next-line macro is preceded by a block macro, it is -ignored. +If next-line macros are invoked consecutively, only the last is used. +If a next-line macro is followed by a non-next-line macro, an error is +raised (unless in the case of +.Sx \&br , +.Sx \&sp , +or +.Sx \&na ) . +.Pp +The syntax is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.YO \(lBbody...\(rB \(lBbody...\(rB @@ -488,8 +494,10 @@ macros should not be used. They're included for compatibility. .Ss Block Macros Block macros are comprised of a head and body. Like for in-line macros, the head is scoped to the current line and, in one circumstance, the -next line; the body is scoped to subsequent lines and is closed out by a -subsequent block macro invocation. +next line (the next-line stipulations for line macros apply here as +well). +.Pp +The syntax is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.YO \(lBhead...\(rB \(lBhead...\(rB |