1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/numeric.c b/numeric.c
index e2f10070eb..b4ea8b2578 100644
--- a/numeric.c
+++ b/numeric.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
 =cut
 
 Not documented yet because experimental is C<PERL_SCAN_SILENT_NON_PORTABLE
-which suppresses any message for non-portable numbers that are still valid
+which suppresses any message for non-portable numbers, but which are valid
 on this platform.
  */