diff --git a/solr/example/solr/conf/schema.xml b/solr/example/solr/conf/schema.xml
index f8531b567f5..1916ad64213 100755
--- a/solr/example/solr/conf/schema.xml
+++ b/solr/example/solr/conf/schema.xml
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@
        when adding a document.
    -->
 
-   <!-- field names should consist of alphanumeric or underscore only and
-      not starting with a digit.  This is not currently strictly enforced,
+   <!-- field names should consist of alphanumeric or underscore characters only and
+      not start with a digit.  This is not currently strictly enforced,
       but other field names will not have first class support from all components
       and back compatibility is not guaranteed.
    -->