diff --git a/README b/README
index 84bccc785..f70d1843c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ Pandoc's markdown vs. standard markdown
 =======================================
 
 In parsing markdown, Pandoc departs from and extends [standard markdown]
-in a few respects.  (To run Pandoc on the official
-markdown test suite, type `make test-markdown`.)  These differences can
+in a few respects.  (To run Pandoc on the official markdown test suite,
+type `make test-markdown`.)  Except where noted, these differences can
 be suppressed by specifying the `--strict` command-line option or by
 using the `hsmarkdown` wrapper.
 
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ brackets.  So, the following links are equivalent:
 
 	[link]: linky.com
 
+(Note:  Pandoc works this way even if `--strict` is specified, because
+`Markdown.pl` 1.0.2b7 allows single-bracket links.)
+
 Footnotes
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