Re: [PATCH] Tiny nits in perlre.pod

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diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index 85ce658..17a9425 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ perlre - Perl regular expressions
 
 This page describes the syntax of regular expressions in Perl.  
 
-if you haven't used regular expressions before, a quick-start
+If you haven't used regular expressions before, a quick-start
 introduction is available in L<perlrequick>, and a longer tutorial
 introduction is available in L<perlretut>.
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ only for fixed-width look-behind.
 B<WARNING>: This extended regular expression feature is considered
 highly experimental, and may be changed or deleted without notice.
 
-This zero-width assertion evaluate any embedded Perl code.  It
+This zero-width assertion evaluates any embedded Perl code.  It
 always succeeds, and its C<code> is not interpolated.  Currently,
 the rules to determine where the C<code> ends are somewhat convoluted.
 
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ although it could raise an exception from an illegal pattern.  If
 you turn on the C<use re 'eval'>, though, it is no longer secure,
 so you should only do so if you are also using taint checking.
 Better yet, use the carefully constrained evaluation within a Safe
-module.  See L<perlsec> for details about both these mechanisms.
+compartment.  See L<perlsec> for details about both these mechanisms.
 
 =item C<(??{ code })>