ftrwrite, ftrexec, fteread, ftewrite and fteexec can all be merged

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlthrtut.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlthrtut.pod b/pod/perlthrtut.pod
index 517fdd1..8e19411 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlthrtut.pod
+++ b/pod/perlthrtut.pod
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ different models for different pieces of your program.
 
 =head2 Boss/Worker
 
-The boss/worker model usually has one `boss' thread and one or more
-`worker' threads.  The boss thread gathers or generates tasks that need
+The boss/worker model usually has one "boss" thread and one or more
+"worker" threads.  The boss thread gathers or generates tasks that need
 to be done, then parcels those tasks out to the appropriate worker
 thread.
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ communications between threads.
 =head2 Semaphores: Synchronizing Data Access
 
 Semaphores are a kind of generic locking mechanism. In their most basic
-form, they behave very much like lockable scalars, except that thay
+form, they behave very much like lockable scalars, except that they
 can't hold data, and that they must be explicitly unlocked. In their
 advanced form, they act like a kind of counter, and can allow multiple
 threads to have the 'lock' at any one time.