diff --git a/aio/content/guide/attribute-directives.md b/aio/content/guide/attribute-directives.md
index 789732ac8b..d6f0be7379 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/attribute-directives.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/attribute-directives.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Here's the updated directive in full:
 <code-example path="attribute-directives/src/app/highlight.directive.2.ts" header="src/app/highlight.directive.ts"></code-example>
 
 Run the app and confirm that the background color appears when
-the mouse hovers over the `p` and disappears as it moves out.
+the pointer hovers over the paragraph element and disappears as the pointer moves out.
 
 <div class="lightbox">
   <img src="generated/images/guide/attribute-directives/highlight-directive-anim.gif" alt="Second Highlight">