diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 70395ba8c4baf1cc53d7829bb031bd8e7fd09f01..a18e1e4b63e8f2ad4f06fccb656316252d0af708 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ function drupal_get_destination() {
  * Parses a system URL string into an associative array suitable for url().
  *
  * This function should only be used for URLs that have been generated by the
- * system, resp. url(). It should not be used for URLs that come from external
- * sources, or URLs that link to external resources.
+ * system, such as via url(). It should not be used for URLs that come from
+ * external sources, or URLs that link to external resources.
  *
  * The returned array contains a 'path' that may be passed separately to url().
  * For example: