diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/f.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/f.yasnippet
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+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: format
+# --
+(format "$0" &optional OBJECTS)
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/format.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/format.yasnippet
index c83d5b7..e841614 100755
--- a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/format.yasnippet
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/format.yasnippet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
 #name: format
 # --
-(format$0 &optional OBJECTS)
+(format "$0" &optional OBJECTS)
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kb.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kb.yasnippet
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: kill-buffer
+# --
+(kill-buffer $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kill-buffer.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kill-buffer.yasnippet
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+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kill-buffer.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: kill-buffer
+# --
+(kill-buffer $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/m.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/m.yasnippet
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+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: message
+# --
+(message "FORMATSTRING$0" &optional ARGS)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/nts.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/nts.yasnippet
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+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/nts.yasnippet
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+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: number-to-string
+# --
+(number-to-string $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/number-to-string.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/number-to-string.yasnippet
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+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/number-to-string.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: number-to-string
+# --
+(number-to-string $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/s.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/s.yasnippet
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index 0000000..dbfe724
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+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/s.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: setq
+# --
+(setq $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/stn.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/stn.yasnippet
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index 0000000..1e0624b
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+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/stn.yasnippet
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+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: string-to-number
+# --
+(string-to-number "$0")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/string-to-number.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/string-to-number.yasnippet
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index 0000000..1e0624b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/string-to-number.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: string-to-number
+# --
+(string-to-number "$0")
\ No newline at end of file