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diff --git a/pod/perl5100delta.pod b/pod/perl5100delta.pod
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--- a/pod/perl5100delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl5100delta.pod
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ overriding the lexical declaration with C<our $_>. (Rafael Garcia-Suarez)
=head2 The C<_> prototype
A new prototype character has been added. C<_> is equivalent to C<$> but
-defaults to C<$_> if the corresponding argument isn't supplied. (both C<$>
-and C<_> denote a scalar). Due to the optional nature of the argument, you
-can only use it at the end of a prototype, or before a semicolon.
+defaults to C<$_> if the corresponding argument isn't supplied (both C<$>
+and C<_> denote a scalar). Due to the optional nature of the argument,
+you can only use it at the end of a prototype, or before a semicolon.
This has a small incompatible consequence: the prototype() function has
been adjusted to return C<_> for some built-ins in appropriate cases (for