Use simpler language.

diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index 566171e..c665547 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ I<You MAY SKIP this step for SNAPSHOT>
 
 Get perldelta in a mostly finished state.
 
-Peruse  F<Porting/how_to_write_a_perldelta.pod>, and try to make sure that
+Read  F<Porting/how_to_write_a_perldelta.pod>, and try to make sure that
 every section it lists is, if necessary, populated and complete. Copy
 edit the whole document.
 

diff --git a/lib/bytes.pm b/lib/bytes.pm
index 57916a5..6dad41a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/bytes.pm
+++ b/lib/bytes.pm
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ and use of this module for anything other than debugging purposes is
 strongly discouraged. If you feel that the functions here within might be
 useful for your application, this possibly indicates a mismatch between
 your mental model of Perl Unicode and the current reality. In that case,
-you may wish to peruse some of the perl Unicode documentation:
+you may wish to read some of the perl Unicode documentation:
 L<perluniintro>, L<perlunitut>, L<perlunifaq> and L<perlunicode>.
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS

diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod
index 7fb8ba1..288374b 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Topaz. However, Topaz provided valuable insights to the next version
 of Perl and its implementation, but was ultimately abandoned.
 
 If you want to learn more about Perl 6, or have a desire to help in
-the crusade to make Perl a better place then peruse the Perl 6 developers
+the crusade to make Perl a better place then read the Perl 6 developers
 page at http://dev.perl.org/perl6/ and get involved.
 
 Perl 6 is not scheduled for release yet, and Perl 5 will still be supported