diff --git a/include/freetype/tttables.h b/include/freetype/tttables.h
index ce7ad793b..8d4b202c1 100644
--- a/include/freetype/tttables.h
+++ b/include/freetype/tttables.h
@@ -678,9 +678,9 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   *     }
   *
   *   Note that structures like @TT_Header or @TT_OS2 can't be used with
-  *   this function; the are limited to @FT_Get_Sfnt_Table.  Reason is that
-  *   the size of those structures may vary depending on the processor
-  *   architecture (e.g. 32bit vs. 64bit or big endian vs. little endian).
+  *   this function; they are limited to @FT_Get_Sfnt_Table.  Reason is that
+  *   those structures depend on the processor architecture, with varying
+  *   size (e.g. 32bit vs. 64bit) or order (big endian vs. little endian).
   *
   */
   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )