diff --git a/core/make/make-docs.factor b/core/make/make-docs.factor
index 7808872588..6a77ef65fc 100644
--- a/core/make/make-docs.factor
+++ b/core/make/make-docs.factor
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $nl
 { $heading "Utilities for simple make patterns" }
 "Sometimes, an existing word already implements a specific " { $link make } " usage. For example, " { $link suffix } " is equivalent to the following, with the added caveat that the below example always outputs an array:"
 { $code "[ , % ] { } make" }
-"The existing utility words can in some cases express intent better than an arbitrary-looking string or " { $link , } " and " { $link % } "."
+"The existing utility words can in some cases express intent better than a bunch of " { $link , } " and " { $link % } "."
 { $heading "Constructing quotations" }
 "Simple quotation construction can often be accomplished using " { $link "fry" } " and " { $link "compositional-combinators" } "."
 $nl