in reply to Re: Avoid using local $/=undef?
in thread Avoid using local $/=undef?

Yes! Perl doesn't have enough magic variables to remember! use English; will more than double the number of magical, action-at-a-distance variables a program can have. And think of all the fun you can have with:
use strict; use English; my $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR = "%"; # Hi, mom! They tell me to use stri +ct and 'my' my variables!

Too bad there aren't use French;, use Russian; or use Arabic; options.