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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
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@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ be integers. (See also L<Integer Arithmetic>.)
Note that both C<<< << >>> and C<<< >> >>> in Perl are implemented directly using
C<<< << >>> and C<<< >> >>> in C. If S<C<use integer>> (see L<Integer Arithmetic>) is
in force then signed C integers are used, else unsigned C integers are
-used. Either way, the implementation isn't going to generate results
+used, even for negative shiftees. Either way, the implementation isn't going to generate results
larger than the size of the integer type Perl was built with (32 bits
or 64 bits).