sub something
  {
  #takes a hashref as an argument. creates a copy of the hash, scans e
+ach of the values for any occurence of a comma and if necessary, adds
+ a space after it. 
  #Returns a hashref to a newly constructed, thus corrected, hash.
  my $hashref = shift;
  unless(ref($hashref) eq 'HASH')
    { print "argument to \'something\' must be a hash reference"; retu
+rn; }
  my %oldhash = %{$hashref};
  my %newhash;
  foreach my $key (keys(%oldhash))
    {
    my $value = $oldhash{$key};
    $value =~ s/,/, /g;
    $newhash{$key} = $value;
    }
  return \%newhash;
  }
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It isn't the prettiest or the most efficient, but it does the job and clearly shows how it does it.

Disclaimer: untested code, use at your own risk.

Update: untested indeed. that's what happens when engaging the black arts of regex without the proper sacrifice of a virgin first. the regex of the poster below me seems to work a little better ;-)

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