--- Coro/README	2011/06/29 17:58:52	1.30
+++ Coro/README	2012/12/07 23:23:15	1.31
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 GLOBAL VARIABLES
     $Coro::main
         This variable stores the Coro object that represents the main
-        program. While you cna "ready" it and do most other things you can
+        program. While you can "ready" it and do most other things you can
         do to coro, it is mainly useful to compare again $Coro::current, to
         see whether you are running in the main program or not.
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
         This method simply sets the "$coro->{desc}" member to the given
         string. You can modify this member directly if you wish, and in
         fact, this is often preferred to indicate major processing states
-        that cna then be seen for example in a Coro::Debug session:
+        that can then be seen for example in a Coro::Debug session:
 
            sub my_long_function {
               local $Coro::current->{desc} = "now in my_long_function";
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
        }
 
     In the case where "rouse_cb" and "rouse_wait" are not flexible enough,
-    you can roll your own, using "schedule":
+    you can roll your own, using "schedule" and "ready":
 
        sub wait_for_child($) {
           my ($pid) = @_;
@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@
           # pass a closure to ->child
           my $watcher = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
              $rstatus = $_[1]; # remember rstatus
-             $done = 1; # mark $rstatus as valud
+             $done = 1;        # mark $rstatus as valid
+             $current->ready;  # wake up the waiting thread
           });
 
           # wait until the closure has been called