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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index f12b8d9feb..30387c23b7 100644
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -4824,8 +4824,8 @@ X<select> X<filehandle, default>
=item select
-Returns the currently selected filehandle. Sets the current default
-filehandle for output, if FILEHANDLE is supplied. This has two
+Returns the currently selected filehandle. If FILEHANDLE is supplied,
+sets the new current default filehandle for output. This has two
effects: first, a C<write> or a C<print> without a filehandle will
default to this FILEHANDLE. Second, references to variables related to
output will refer to this output channel. For example, if you have to