From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 09:37:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: documentation in change#2596 is not quite right; fix it
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documentation in change#2596 is not quite right; fix it

p4raw-link: @2596 on //depot/cfgperl: b0fffe302ebecea108e16fbf94d910405cdc8714

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@2625
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diff --git a/lib/Math/BigFloat.pm b/lib/Math/BigFloat.pm
index 03bc2f4..3f394fb 100644
--- a/lib/Math/BigFloat.pm
+++ b/lib/Math/BigFloat.pm
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ floats as
 =item number format
 
 canonical strings have the form /[+-]\d+E[+-]\d+/ .  Input values can
-have imbedded whitespace.
+have embedded whitespace.
 
 =item Error returns 'NaN'
 
diff --git a/pod/perlguts.pod b/pod/perlguts.pod
index 9b16a8a..08da597 100644
--- a/pod/perlguts.pod
+++ b/pod/perlguts.pod
@@ -2174,11 +2174,10 @@ Do magic after a value is assigned to the SV.  See C<sv_magic>.
 =item modglobal
 
 C<modglobal> is a general purpose, interpreter global HV for use by
-extensions.  While it could hold extension specific information, it is
-meant primarily for information that needs to be shared between
-extensions.  Moreover, while it could be used for any kind of
-information, it is meant for information that should be not accessible
-in the usual way from the perl symbol table.
+extensions that need to keep information on a per-interpreter basis.
+In a pinch, it can also be used as a symbol table for extensions
+to share data among each other.  It is a good idea to use keys
+prefixed by the package name of the extension that owns the data.
 
 =item Move