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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex index c78328c..2969240 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex @@ -719,9 +719,9 @@ information. The \keyword{global} statement is a declaration which holds for the entire current code block. It means that the listed identifiers are to be -interpreted as globals. While \emph{using} global names is automatic -if they are not defined in the local scope, \emph{assigning} to global -names would be impossible without \keyword{global}. +interpreted as globals. It would be impossible to assign to a global +variable without \keyword{global}, although free variables may refer +to globals without being declared global. \indexiii{global}{name}{binding} Names listed in a \keyword{global} statement must not be used in the same |