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diff --git a/pod/perl56delta.pod b/pod/perl56delta.pod
index fc0d668..097f43e 100644
--- a/pod/perl56delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl56delta.pod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
-perldelta - what's new for perl v5.6.0
+perl56delta - what's new for perl v5.6.0
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -112,16 +112,14 @@ to check if you're running a particular version of Perl:
         # new features supported
     }
 
-C<require> and C<use> also have some special magic to support such literals.
-They will be interpreted as a version rather than as a module name:
+C<require> and C<use> also have some special magic to support such
+literals, but this particular usage should be avoided because it leads to
+misleading error messages under versions of Perl which don't support vector
+strings.  Using a true version number will ensure correct behavior in all
+versions of Perl:
 
-    require v5.6.0;		# croak if $^V lt v5.6.0
-    use v5.6.0;			# same, but croaks at compile-time
-
-Alternatively, the C<v> may be omitted if there is more than one dot:
-
-    require 5.6.0;
-    use 5.6.0;
+    require 5.006;    # run time check for v5.6
+    use 5.006_001;    # compile time check for v5.6.1
 
 Also, C<sprintf> and C<printf> support the Perl-specific format flag C<%v>
 to print ordinals of characters in arbitrary strings:
@@ -457,7 +455,7 @@ When the last non-weak reference to an object is deleted, the object
 is destroyed and all the weak references to the object are
 automatically undef-ed.
 
-To use this feature, you need the WeakRef package from CPAN, which
+To use this feature, you need the Devel::WeakRef package from CPAN, which
 contains additional documentation.
 
     NOTE: This is an experimental feature.  Details are subject to change.  
@@ -1013,7 +1011,7 @@ messages. For example:
 
     =head1 NAME
 
-    sample - Using GetOpt::Long and Pod::Usage
+    sample - Using Getopt::Long and Pod::Usage
 
     =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -2989,7 +2987,7 @@ warning.  And in Perl 5.005, this special treatment will cease.
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the
 articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup.
-There may also be information at http://www.perl.com/perl/, the Perl
+There may also be information at http://www.perl.com/perl/ , the Perl
 Home Page.
 
 If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug>