diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/leap-seconds/article.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/leap-seconds/article.xml
index 82f972fc7e..fedf553624 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/leap-seconds/article.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/leap-seconds/article.xml
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
     <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>ntpq -c 'rv 0 leap'</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Output that includes <literal>leap_add_sec</literal>
-      indicates proper support of the leap second.  Before the 24 hour
-      period before the leap second, or after the leap second has
-      passed, <literal>leap_none</literal> will be reported.</para>
+      indicates proper support of the leap second.  Before the 24 hours
+      leading up to the leap second, or after the leap second has
+      passed, <literal>leap_none</literal> will be shown.</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 xml:id="leapseconds-conclusion">