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index 76425b1b1f..861c981c61 100644
--- a/language/greek/greek-fontenc/lgrenc-test.tex
+++ b/language/greek/greek-fontenc/lgrenc-test.tex
@@ -184,27 +184,17 @@ Ligature break up: AY fi \LGR AU "i $\mapsto$
\LGR \textschwa{}, \texteuro{}
\Latin
-Some symbol definitions expect a Latin font.\emph{ babel-greek} redefines
-them with \verb|\latintext|, however this macro is not guaranteed to be
-defined, so it should not be used in a font encoding definition file. The
-textcomp.sty package provides coyright, registered, and trademark symbols
-for use with any font encodings. (Like any other Latin character, the
-``sharp s'' (\ss) is not save to use when LGR is the active font encoding.)
-Latin:
-\textcopyright{}
-\textregistered{}
-\texttrademark{}
-\SS{} (uppercase of \ss).
+Some ASCII symbols are replaced by other symbols in LGR encoding:
+\emph{babel-greek} redefines some with \verb|\latintext|, however this macro
+is not guaranteed to be defined, so it cannot be used in a font encoding
+definition file.
-LGR (with textcomp):
-\LGR
-\textcopyright{}
-\textregistered{}
-\texttrademark{}
-\SS{} (\Latin uppercase of \LGR \ss).
+Avoid: \texttt{"\#\&';<>?@} because it becomes
+\LGR \ \texttt{"\#\&';<>?@}.
\Latin
+
\subsection{Greek alphabet}
Greek letters via Latin transcription and LICR macros:
@@ -238,13 +228,37 @@ The small sigma is set with a different glyph if it ends a word:
In the Latin transcription, the letter `s' stands for \verb|\textautosigma|
which automatically chooses the glyph according to the position.
+The textcomp.sty package provides coyright, registered, and trademark
+symbols for use with any font encodings. (Like any other Latin character,
+the ``sharp s'' (\ss) is not save to use when LGR is the active font
+encoding.)
+
+Latin:
+\textcopyright{}
+\textregistered{}
+\texttrademark{}
+\SS{} (uppercase of \ss).
+
+LGR (with textcomp):
+\LGR
+\textcopyright{}
+\textregistered{}
+\texttrademark{}
+\SS{} (\Latin uppercase of \LGR \ss).
+\Latin
+
\subsection{Additional Greek symbols}
\begin{quote}
- \LGR \textkoppa{} \Latin textkoppa \\ % ϟ
- \LGR \textqoppa{} \Latin textqoppa (archaic koppa) \\ % ϙ
- \LGR \textQoppa{} \Latin textQoppa (archaic Koppa) \\ % Ϙ
- \LGR \textstigma{} \Latin textstigma \\ % ϛ
+ \LGR \textkoppa{} \Latin textkoppa (numeral koppa = 90) \\ % ϟ
+ \LGR \textKoppa{} \Latin textKoppa (numeral Koppa = 90)%
+ \footnote{Modern typographical practice normally does not observe a
+ contrast between uppercase and lowercase forms for numeric koppa.
+ % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppa_(letter)
+ In LGR, there is ony one slot for Koppa and koppa.} \\ % Ϟ
+ \LGR \textqoppa{} \Latin textqoppa (archaic koppa) \\ % ϙ
+ \LGR \textQoppa{} \Latin textQoppa (archaic Koppa) \\ % Ϙ
+ \LGR \textstigma{} \Latin textstigma \\ % ϛ
\LGR \textvarstigma{} \Latin textvarstigma \\ % no separate Unicode character
\LGR \textStigma{} \Latin textStigma (Sigma-Tau-Ligature in CB-fonts)%
\footnote{the name ``stigma'' originally applied to a medieval sigma-tau