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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index e09df2bfb4..a594f53263 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -1873,9 +1873,10 @@ ended earlier on the current line.
 =item Misplaced _ in number
 
 (W syntax) An underscore (underbar) in a numeric constant either
-immediately followed an earlier underscore, or an underscore began or
-ended a numeric constant, or its fractional part (in the case of
-decimal constants) began or ended with an underscore.
+immediately followed an earlier underscore; or an underscore ended a
+numeric constant, or, in the case of decimal constants, an underscore
+began or ended its fractional part.  (If you try to begin a numerical
+constant with an underscore, it won't even be recognized as a number.)
 
 =item Missing %sbrace%s on \N{}