print $x + 1, " ", $y,"\n"; # prints 10 9
but calling any method that modifies the number directly will result in
-B<both> the original and the copy beeing destroyed:
+B<both> the original and the copy being destroyed:
$x = 9; $y = $x;
print $x->badd(1), " ", $y,"\n"; # prints 10 10