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diff --git a/pod/perl572delta.pod b/pod/perl572delta.pod
index 13d5690..fc5c392 100644
--- a/pod/perl572delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl572delta.pod
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ugly, but the current implementation slows down normal array and hash
 use quite noticeably. The C<fields> pragma interface will remain
 available.
 
-The syntaxes C<@a->[...]> and  C<@h->{...}> have now been deprecated.
+The syntaxes C<< @a->[...] >> and  C<< @h->{...} >> have now been deprecated.
 
 The suidperl is also considered to be too much a risk to continue
 maintaining and the suidperl code is likely to be removed in a future
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ deprecated.  Its semantics were never that clear and its
 implementation even less so.  If you have used that feature to
 disallow all but fully qualified variables, C<use strict;> instead.
 
+The chdir(undef) and chdir('') behaviors to match chdir() has been
+deprecated.  In future versions, chdir(undef) and chdir('') will
+simply fail.
+
 =head1 Core Enhancements
 
 In general a lot of fixing has happened in the area of Perl's
@@ -163,6 +167,14 @@ C<eval "v200"> now works.
 
 VMS now works under PerlIO.
 
+=item *
+
+END blocks are now run even if you exit/die in a BEGIN block.
+The execution of END blocks is now controlled by 
+PL_exit_flags & PERL_EXIT_DESTRUCT_END. This enables the new
+behaviour for perl embedders. This will default in 5.10. See
+L<perlembed>.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
@@ -370,7 +382,7 @@ long doubles support in AIX should be better now.  See L<perlaix>.
 
 =item *
 
-AtheOS (http://www.atheos.cx/) is a new platform.
+AtheOS ( http://www.atheos.cx/ ) is a new platform.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -382,13 +394,13 @@ DYNIX/ptx platform (a.k.a. dynixptx) is supported at or near osvers 4.5.2.
 
 =item *
 
-Several MacOS (Classic) portability patches have been applied.  We
+Several Mac OS (Classic) portability patches have been applied.  We
 hope to get a fully working port by 5.8.0.  (The remaining problems
 relate to the changed IO model of Perl.)  See L<perlmacos>.
 
 =item *
 
-MacOS X (or Darwin) should now be able to build Perl even on HFS+
+Mac OS X (or Darwin) should now be able to build Perl even on HFS+
 filesystems.  (The case-insensitivity confused the Perl build process.)
 
 =item *
@@ -501,7 +513,7 @@ the entire regex.  You will an optional warning if you try to do otherwise.
 
 =item *
 
-Using arrays or hashes as references (e.g. C<%foo->{bar}> has been
+Using arrays or hashes as references (e.g. C<< %foo->{bar} >> has been
 deprecated for a while.  Now you will get an optional warning.
 
 =back
@@ -587,7 +599,7 @@ Don't panic.  Read INSTALL 'make test' section instead.
 
 The subtests 11 and 12 sometimes fail and sometimes work.
 
-=head2 HP-UX lib/io_multihomed Fails When LP64-Configur
+=head2 HP-UX lib/io_multihomed Fails When LP64-Configured
 
 The lib/io_multihomed test may hang in HP-UX if Perl has been
 configured to be 64-bit. Because other 64-bit platforms do not hang in
@@ -694,7 +706,7 @@ many more tests than there used to be.
 Here are the known failures from some compiler/platform combinations.
 
 DEC C V5.3-006 on OpenVMS VAX V6.2
- 
+
   [-.ext.list.util.t]tainted..............FAILED on test 3
   [-.ext.posix]sigaction..................FAILED on test 7
   [-.ext.time.hires]hires.................FAILED on test 14
@@ -714,7 +726,7 @@ Compaq C V6.2-008 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1
   [.lib]vmsish............................FAILED on test 13
   Failed 4/399 tests, 92.48% okay.
 
-Compac C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.2.1
+Compaq C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.2.1
 
   [-.ext.b]showlex........................FAILED on test 1
   [-.ext.list.util.t]tainted..............FAILED on test 3
@@ -790,8 +802,8 @@ libraries).
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles
 recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl
-bug database at http://bugs.perl.org.  There may also be
-information at http://www.perl.com/perl/, the Perl Home Page.
+bug database at http://bugs.perl.org/  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>
 program included with your release.  Be sure to trim your bug down