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@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ return the value of the internal "utf8ness" flag attached to the
C<$string>. If the flag is off, the bytes in the scalar are interpreted
as a single byte encoding. If the flag is on, the bytes in the scalar
are interpreted as the (multi-byte, variable-length) UTF-8 encoded code
-points of the characters. Bytes added to an UTF-8 encoded string are
+points of the characters. Bytes added to a UTF-8 encoded string are
automatically upgraded to UTF-8. If mixed non-UTF-8 and UTF-8 scalars
are merged (double-quoted interpolation, explicit concatenation, and
printf/sprintf parameter substitution), the result will be UTF-8 encoded