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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index c5b949e..a3665e7 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -583,10 +583,10 @@ variables with different implementation details.
:pep:`3129` - Class Decorators
-Class definitions, like function definitions, may be wrapped by one or
-more :term:`decorator` expressions. The evaluation rules for the
-decorator expressions are the same as for functions. The result must
-be a class object, which is then bound to the class name.
+Class definitions, like function definitions, may be wrapped by one or more
+:term:`decorator` expressions. The evaluation rules for the decorator
+expressions are the same as for functions. The result must be a class object,
+which is then bound to the class name.
.. rubric:: Footnotes
diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
index af79e53..e205e42 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ The operator :keyword:`not in` is defined to have the inverse true value of
The operators :keyword:`is` and :keyword:`is not` test for object identity: ``x
is y`` is true if and only if *x* and *y* are the same object. ``x is not y``
-yields the inverse truth value.
+yields the inverse truth value. [#]_
.. _booleans:
@@ -1314,3 +1314,7 @@ groups from right to left).
identity only, but this caused surprises because people expected to be able
to test a dictionary for emptiness by comparing it to ``{}``.
+.. [#] Due to automatic garbage-collection, free lists, and the dynamic nature of
+ descriptors, you may notice seemingly unusual behaviour in certain uses of
+ the :keyword:`is` operator, like those involving comparisons between instance
+ methods, or constants. Check their documentation for more info.