diff --git a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
index 4a07c707a6..88f81ddc5d 100644
--- a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
+++ b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
Delimiters
When using the PCRE functions, it is required that the pattern is enclosed
- in delimiters. A delimiter can be any non-alphanumeric,
- non-whitespace character.
+ by delimiters. A delimiter can be any non-alphanumeric,
+ non-backslash, non-whitespace character.
Often used delimiters are forward slashes (/), hash
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
- If the delimiter needs to be matched inside the pattern it will have to be
+ If the delimiter needs to be matched inside the pattern it must be
escaped using a backslash. If the delimiter appears often inside the
- pattern, it is a good idea choosing another delimiter to increase
+ pattern, it is a good idea to choose another delimiter in order to increase
readability.
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
#http://#
- The preg_quote function may be used to inject a string
- into a pattern and its second parameter allows to specify the chosen
- delimiter so it will be escaped as well.
+ The preg_quote function may be used to escape a string
+ for injection into a pattern and its optional second parameter may be used
+ to specify the delimiter to be escaped.
- In addition to the aforementioned delimiters, it is also possible using
+ In addition to the aforementioned delimiters, it is also possible to use
bracket style delimiters where the opening and closing brackets are the
starting and ending delimiter, respectively.