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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
index 945d4f3..69c8c69 100644
--- a/pod/perlop.pod
+++ b/pod/perlop.pod
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ you increment a variable that is numeric, or that has ever been used in
 a numeric context, you get a normal increment.  If, however, the
 variable has been used in only string contexts since it was set, and
 has a value that is not the empty string and matches the pattern
-C</^[a-zA-Z]*[0-9]*$/>, the increment is done as a string, preserving each
+C</^[a-zA-Z]*[0-9]*\z/>, the increment is done as a string, preserving each
 character within its range, with carry:
 
     print ++($foo = '99');	# prints '100'
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ on a Mac, these are reversed, and on systems without line terminator,
 printing C<"\n"> may emit no actual data.  In general, use C<"\n"> when
 you mean a "newline" for your system, but use the literal ASCII when you
 need an exact character.  For example, most networking protocols expect
-and prefer a CR+LF (C<"\012\015"> or C<"\cJ\cM">) for line terminators,
+and prefer a CR+LF (C<"\015\012"> or C<"\cM\cJ">) for line terminators,
 and although they often accept just C<"\012">, they seldom tolerate just
 C<"\015">.  If you get in the habit of using C<"\n"> for networking,
 you may be burned some day.
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ A double-quoted, interpolated string.
 
 =item qr/STRING/imosx
 
-This operators quotes--and compiles--its I<STRING> as a regular
+This operator quotes (and possibly compiles) its I<STRING> as a regular
 expression.  I<STRING> is interpolated the same way as I<PATTERN>
 in C<m/PATTERN/>.  If "'" is used as the delimiter, no interpolation
 is done.  Returns a Perl value which may be used instead of the