Syntax: Rescope effect of &:local+global

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@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
        input files (including Final.sd.mk).
 
 &:local+global [&]VARIABLE ...
-       Suppresses the warning about seeing both VARIABLE and
-       &VARIABLE.  Any & specified in the RHS is redundant: this
-       always affects both versions identically.
+       Suppresses any warnings relating to forthcoming mentions
+       to VARIABLE or &VARIABLE, as applicable.  Scope ends at
+       the end of the current directory's Suffix.sd.mk.
 
 &:changequote NEWQUOTE
        changes the escape sequence from & to literally NEWQUOTE