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diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index 6dd98ae..380bc5f 100644
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ You'll need to write something like C.
In addition, Perl defines the following:
\w Match a "word" character (alphanumeric plus "_")
- \W Match a non-word character
+ \W Match a non-"word" character
\s Match a whitespace character
\S Match a non-whitespace character
\d Match a digit character
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ In addition, Perl defines the following:
equivalent to C<(?:\PM\pM*)>
\C Match a single C char (octet) even under utf8.
-A C<\w> matches a single alphanumeric character, not a whole word.
+A C<\w> matches a single alphanumeric character or C<_>, not a whole word.
Use C<\w+> to match a string of Perl-identifier characters (which isn't
the same as matching an English word). If C