expand on whitespace a little

Raku · Sep 2, 2014 · e517b60 · e517b60
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@@ -1712,8 +1712,10 @@ L<http://doc.perl6.org/type/Whatever>.
 
 =head2 whitespace
 
-Any Perl 6 L</token> may or must be separated by whitespaces.
-L</comment>s are whitespaces .
+The negative space between syntactic constructs within a language.
+Typically consists of spaces, tabs, newlines, form feeds, and other
+"invisible" characters. For the purposes of parsing Perl 6, L</comment>s
+are also considered whitespace.
 
 =head2 WIP