=item *
-C<EE<lt>solE<gt>> = a literal / (I<sol>idus)
+C<EE<lt>solE<gt>> -- a literal / (I<sol>idus)
The above four are optional except in other formatting codes,
notably C<LE<lt>...E<gt>>, and when preceded by a
This will produce: "C<$a E<lt>=E<gt> $b>"
A more readable, and perhaps more "plain" way is to use an alternate
-set of delimiters that doesn't require a single ">" to be escaped. With
-the Pod formatters that are standard starting with perl5.5.660 (circa 2000),
-doubled angle brackets ("<<" and ">>") may be used I<if and only if there is
+set of delimiters that doesn't require a single ">" to be escaped.
+Doubled angle brackets ("<<" and ">>") may be used I<if and only if there is
whitespace right after the opening delimiter and whitespace right
before the closing delimiter!> For example, the following will
do the trick: