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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index 7e0b85d6af..5f5a7aa821 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.7 2000/07/21 04:37:10 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.8 2000/10/18 16:16:03 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DROP TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of an existing table or view to drop.
+ The name of an existing table to drop.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ DROP
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>
-ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" Does Not Exist!
+ERROR: table "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" is nonexistent
</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- If the specified table or view does not exist in the database.
+ If the specified table does not exist in the database.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" Does Not Exis
Description
</title>
<para>
- <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables and views from the database.
- Only its owner may destroy a table or view. A table
+ <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables from the database.
+ Only its owner may destroy a table. A table
may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using <command>DELETE</command>.
</para>
<para>