diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index f50d804ed..d4caa9ff5 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ as bullets.
 @emph{Ordered} list items start with a numeral followed by either a period or
 a right parenthesis, such as @samp{1.} or @samp{1)}.
 @item
-@emph{Description} list items are like unordered list items, but contain the
+@emph{Description} list items are unordered list items, and contain the
 separator @samp{ :: } to separate the description @emph{term} from the
 description.
 @end itemize