diff --git a/source/lex.tex b/source/lex.tex
index 566aac0c0b..1728cfc022 100644
--- a/source/lex.tex
+++ b/source/lex.tex
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 \indextext{line splicing}%
 If the first translation character is \unicode{feff}{byte order mark},
 it is deleted.
-Each sequence of a backslash character (\textbackslash)
+Each sequence comprising a backslash character (\textbackslash)
 immediately followed by
 zero or more whitespace characters other than new-line followed by
 a new-line character is deleted, splicing