diff --git a/pep-0435.txt b/pep-0435.txt
index 38567d8c4..3c1d28e34 100644
--- a/pep-0435.txt
+++ b/pep-0435.txt
@@ -255,8 +255,9 @@ item names and integer values, they will not be identical::
     >>> Colors.blue is not OtherColors.blue
     True
 
-These enumeration values are not equal, nor do they and hence may exist
-in the same set, or as distinct keys in the same dictionary::
+Because ``Colors`` and ``OtherColors`` are unrelated enumerations,
+their values are not equal, and thus they may exist in the same set,
+or as distinct keys in the same dictionary::
 
     >>> Colors.red == OtherColors.red
     False