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Minor corrections to 'Possible attempt escape whitespace in qw() list' #23738

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Expand Up @@ -5501,8 +5501,8 @@ You probably wrote something like this:
another
);

expecting to get a two elements list containing the strings C<'a string'>
and C<'another'>. Instead the list will hold four elements: C<'a\'>
expecting to get a two element list containing the strings C<'a string'>
and C<'another'>. Instead the list will hold three elements: C<'a\'>
(with a literal backslash), C<'string'> and C<'another'>.

If you really want whitespace in your strings, build your list the
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