From: Malcolm.Wallace@cs.york.ac.uk <unknown>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 10:11:24 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: further clarify the docs for 'evaluate'
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further clarify the docs for 'evaluate'
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diff --git a/GHC/Exception.lhs b/GHC/Exception.lhs
index fd28004..5cee08f 100644
--- a/GHC/Exception.lhs
+++ b/GHC/Exception.lhs
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ unblock (IO io) = IO $ unblockAsyncExceptions# io
 \end{code}
 
 \begin{code}
--- | Forces its argument to be evaluated, and returns the result in
--- the 'IO' monad.  It can be used to order evaluation with respect to
+-- | Forces its argument to be evaluated when the resultant 'IO' action
+-- is executed.  It can be used to order evaluation with respect to
 -- other 'IO' operations; its semantics are given by
 --
 -- >   evaluate x `seq` y    ==>  y