--- Octave-FAQ.texi-old	2006-05-07 22:47:57.000000000 -0400
+++ Octave-FAQ.texi	2006-05-07 22:47:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@
 @node Strings delimitted by double quotes " 
 @section Strings delimitted by double quotes " 
 The double-quote, '"', may be used to delimit strings, in addition to
-the single quote address@hidden'}''. See the previous example.
+the single quote address@hidden'}''. See the previous example. Also, double
+quoted strings include backslash interpretation (like C++, C, and
+Perl) while single quoted are uninterpreted (like Matlab and Perl).
 
 
 @node Line continuation by backslash 
@@ -477,7 +479,8 @@
 the Octave function @code{bug_report}.  When you execute this function,
 Octave will prompt you for a subject and then invoke the editor on a
 file that already contains all the configuration information.  When you
-exit the editor, Octave will mail the bug report for you.
+exit the editor, Octave will mail the bug report for you (in a unix-like
+operating system).
 
 @cindex Octave bug report
 @cindex Mailing lists, bug-octave
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@
 libstdc++ is distributed separately.  For egcs, libstdc++ is included
 with the compiler distribution.
 
-<em>You must have gnu make to compile octave</em>.  Octave's Makefiles
address@hidden must have gnu make to compile octave}.  Octave's Makefiles
 use features of GNU Make that are not present in other versions of make.
 GNU Make is very portable and easy to install.