in reply to Re^2: about style: use possessive or atomic?
in thread about style: use possessive or atomic?

I just ignored that the + is a possessive quantifier in this combination.

But its still redundant like the docs you cited say, backtracking wouldn't change without the plus. 1

(as far as I understand the docs with my pre coffee brain and without possibility to test on my mobile)

Cheers Rolf
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1) no that's not true, see discussion further down!

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