diff --git a/pep-0387.txt b/pep-0387.txt
index f9809dfe9..0aaa7e26d 100644
--- a/pep-0387.txt
+++ b/pep-0387.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Rationale
 
 As one of the most used programming languages today [#tiobe]_, the Python core
 language and its standard library play a critical role in millions of
-applications and libraries.  This is fantastic; it is probably one of a language
-designer's most wishful dreams.  However, it means the development team must be
-very careful not to break this existing 3rd party code with new releases.
+applications and libraries. This is fantastic. However, it means the development
+team must be very careful not to break this existing 3rd party code with new
+releases.
 
 
 Backwards Compatibility Rules