diff --git a/docs/newforms.txt b/docs/newforms.txt
index 737d431ccb..6635063e3c 100644
--- a/docs/newforms.txt
+++ b/docs/newforms.txt
@@ -756,8 +756,9 @@ For example::
 Highlighting required fields in templates
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-You may wish to show a visitor which fields are required. Here is the above
-example modified to insert an asterix after the label of each required field::
+It's common to show a user which fields are required. Here's an example of how
+to do that, using the above example modified to insert an asterisk after the
+label of each required field::
 
     <form method="post" action="">
     <dl>
@@ -772,10 +773,11 @@ example modified to insert an asterix after the label of each required field::
     </form>
 
 The ``{% if field.field.required %}*{% endif %}`` fragment is the relevant
-addition here. It adds the asterix only if the field is required. Note that we
-check ``field.field.required`` and not ``field.required``. In the template,
-``field`` is a ``newforms.forms.BoundField`` instance, which holds the actual
-``Field`` instance in its ``field`` attribute.
+addition here. It adds the asterisk only if the field is required.
+
+Note that we check ``field.field.required`` and not ``field.required``. In the
+template, ``field`` is a ``newforms.forms.BoundField`` instance, which holds
+the actual ``Field`` instance in its ``field`` attribute.
 
 Binding uploaded files to a form
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