variables @code{dashHat}, @code{dashPlus}, @code{dashDash},
@code{dashBang}, @code{dashLarger}, @code{dashDot}, and
@code{dashUnderscore} are assigned default values. The default values
-for the shorthands can be modified. For example, to associate the
-@code{-+} (@code{dashPlus}) shorthand with the trill symbol instead of
-the default + symbol, assign the value @code{trill} to the variable
+for the shorthands can be modified. For example, to make the @code{-+}
+(@code{dashPlus}) shorthand create a trill instead of the default +
+(@code{stopped}), assign the value of @code{trill} to the variable
@code{dashPlus}:
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\relative c'' { c1-+ }
-dashPlus = "trill"
+dashPlus = \trill
\relative c'' { c1-+ }