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diff --git a/lib/Moose/Manual/Attributes.pod b/lib/Moose/Manual/Attributes.pod
index 7f3f043..66d9364 100644
--- a/lib/Moose/Manual/Attributes.pod
+++ b/lib/Moose/Manual/Attributes.pod
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ read and write the value of that attribute for an object.
 
 By default, the accessor method has the same name as the attribute. If
 you declared your attribute as C<ro> then your accessor will be
-read-only. If you declared it read-write, you get a read-write
+read-only. If you declared it as C<rw>, you get a read-write
 accessor. Simple.
 
 Given our C<Person> example above, we now have a single C<first_name>
@@ -606,16 +606,18 @@ it.
 
 If your attribute is an array reference or hash reference, the
 C<auto_deref> option will make Moose dereference the value when it is
-returned from the reader method:
+returned from the reader method I<in list context>:
 
   my %map = $object->mapping;
 
 This option only works if your attribute is explicitly typed as an
-C<ArrayRef> or C<HashRef>.
+C<ArrayRef> or C<HashRef>.  When the reader is called in I<scalar> context,
+the reference itself is returned.
 
 However, we recommend that you use L<Moose::Meta::Attribute::Native> traits
 for these types of attributes, which gives you much more control over how
-they are accessed and manipulated.
+they are accessed and manipulated. See also
+L<Moose::Manual::BestPractices#Use_Moose::Meta::Attribute::Native_traits_instead_of_auto_deref>.
 
 =head2 Initializer