> Clearly, in the real usage you'll capture and not use $&.

Just in case that's not clear to beginners... one use of
either $&, $' or $` will flush regex performance down the
pan for your whole program.  See page 146 of Programming
Perl (3rd Ed, "Camel").  Best to avoid in anything but
trival programs.

Jonathan Paton

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