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diff --git a/pod/perlsub.pod b/pod/perlsub.pod
index 9711ca6..71d6691 100644
--- a/pod/perlsub.pod
+++ b/pod/perlsub.pod
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ aggregates (arrays and hashes), these will be flattened together into
 one large indistinguishable list.
 
 If no C<return> is found and if the last statement is an expression, its
-value is returned. Otherwise, if the last statement is a control structure
-like a C<foreach>, the returned value is unspecified. The empty sub
-returns the empty list.
+value is returned. If the last statement is a loop control structure
+like a C<foreach> or a C<while>, the returned value is unspecified. The
+empty sub returns the empty list.
 X<subroutine, return value> X<return value> X<return>
 
 Perl does not have named formal parameters.  In practice all you
@@ -1400,17 +1400,17 @@ nest properly.
 
 Examples of valid syntax (even though the attributes are unknown):
 
-    sub fnord (&\%) : switch(10,foo(7,3))  :  expensive ;
-    sub plugh () : Ugly('\(") :Bad ;
+    sub fnord (&\%) : switch(10,foo(7,3))  :  expensive;
+    sub plugh () : Ugly('\(") :Bad;
     sub xyzzy : _5x5 { ... }
 
 Examples of invalid syntax:
 
-    sub fnord : switch(10,foo() ; # ()-string not balanced
-    sub snoid : Ugly('(') ;	  # ()-string not balanced
-    sub xyzzy : 5x5 ;		  # "5x5" not a valid identifier
-    sub plugh : Y2::north ;	  # "Y2::north" not a simple identifier
-    sub snurt : foo + bar ;	  # "+" not a colon or space
+    sub fnord : switch(10,foo(); # ()-string not balanced
+    sub snoid : Ugly('(');	  # ()-string not balanced
+    sub xyzzy : 5x5;		  # "5x5" not a valid identifier
+    sub plugh : Y2::north;	  # "Y2::north" not a simple identifier
+    sub snurt : foo + bar;	  # "+" not a colon or space
 
 The attribute list is passed as a list of constant strings to the code
 which associates them with the subroutine.  In particular, the second example