perlre.pod tweak suggested by Mike Wescott <mike.wescott@columbiasc.ncr.com>

p4raw-id: //depot/maint-5.005/perl@1732

diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index 66299f1..2b910b6 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ C<a> at the beginning of string, leaving no C<a> for C<ab> to match.
 In contrast, C<a*ab> will match the same as C<a+b>, since the match of
 the subgroup C<a*> is influenced by the following group C<ab> (see
 L<"Backtracking">).  In particular, C<a*> inside C<a*ab> will match
-less characters that a standalone C<a*>, since this makes the tail match.
+fewer characters than a standalone C<a*>, since this makes the tail match.
 
 An effect similar to C<(?E<gt>pattern)> may be achieved by