diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index df3f8fd3cd..cd633e1226 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -7285,7 +7285,7 @@ static const char isspacetable[256] = {
 
 /*
  *  call-seq:
- *     str.split(pattern=nil, [limit])   -> anArray
+ *     str.split(pattern=nil, [limit])   -> an_array
  *
  *  Divides <i>str</i> into substrings based on a delimiter, returning an array
  *  of these substrings.
@@ -7305,9 +7305,11 @@ static const char isspacetable[256] = {
  *  split on whitespace as if ' ' were specified.
  *
  *  If the <i>limit</i> parameter is omitted, trailing null fields are
- *  suppressed. If <i>limit</i> is a positive number, at most that number of
- *  fields will be returned (if <i>limit</i> is <code>1</code>, the entire
- *  string is returned as the only entry in an array). If negative, there is no
+ *  suppressed. If <i>limit</i> is a positive number, at most that number
+ *  of split substrings will be returned (captured groups will be returned
+ *  as well, but are not counted towards the limit).
+ *  If <i>limit</i> is <code>1</code>, the entire
+ *  string is returned as the only entry in an array. If negative, there is no
  *  limit to the number of fields returned, and trailing null fields are not
  *  suppressed.
  *
@@ -7327,6 +7329,8 @@ static const char isspacetable[256] = {
  *     "1,2,,3,4,,".split(',', 4)      #=> ["1", "2", "", "3,4,,"]
  *     "1,2,,3,4,,".split(',', -4)     #=> ["1", "2", "", "3", "4", "", ""]
  *
+ *     "1:2:3".split(/(:)()()/, 2)     #=> ["1", ":", "", "", "2:3"]
+ *
  *     "".split(',', -1)               #=> []
  */