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@@ -438,7 +438,14 @@ quotes.
They cannot extend across source lines.
The same escape sequences listed above for character
constants are usable within string constants.
-Strings have type
+.PP
+Raw (uninterpreted) string constants are sequences of Unicode characters
+contained in backquotes.
+They can extend across source lines and thus include newlines.
+They contain no character escapes.
+The only character that cannot appear inside an uninterpreted string is a backquote, because that delimits the string.
+.PP
+Both forms of string constant have type
.CW string .
.NH 3
The nil constant