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-rw-r--r--pp_hot.c2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pp_hot.c b/pp_hot.c
index cb4a033781..0b696eaab3 100644
--- a/pp_hot.c
+++ b/pp_hot.c
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ PP(pp_iter)
/*
A description of how taint works in pattern matching and substitution.
-While the pattern is being assembled/concatenated and them compiled,
+While the pattern is being assembled/concatenated and then compiled,
PL_tainted will get set if any component of the pattern is tainted, e.g.
/.*$tainted/. At the end of pattern compilation, the RXf_TAINTED flag
is set on the pattern if PL_tainted is set.