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diff --git a/doc/language.texi b/doc/language.texi
index 3a7302cc..e23a5580 100644
--- a/doc/language.texi
+++ b/doc/language.texi
@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ spaces.
 Variables, whether numeric or string, can have designated
 @dfn{user-missing values}.  Every user-missing value is an actual value
 for that variable.  However, most of the time user-missing values are
-treated in the same way as the system-missing value.  String variables
-that are wider than a certain width, usually 8 characters (depending on
-computer architecture), cannot have user-missing values.
+treated in the same way as the system-missing value.
 
 For more information on missing values, see the following sections:
 @ref{Variables}, @ref{MISSING VALUES}, @ref{Expressions}.  See also the
@@ -447,13 +445,9 @@ Numeric or string.
 @item Width
 (string variables only) String variables with a width of 8 characters or
 fewer are called @dfn{short string variables}.  Short string variables
-can be used in many procedures where @dfn{long string variables} (those
+may be used in a few contexts where @dfn{long string variables} (those
 with widths greater than 8) are not allowed.
 
-Certain systems may consider strings longer than 8
-characters to be short strings.  Eight characters represents a minimum
-figure for the maximum length of a short string.
-
 @item Position
 Variables in the dictionary are arranged in a specific order.
 @cmd{DISPLAY} can be used to show this order: see @ref{DISPLAY}.