diff --git a/pep-0007.txt b/pep-0007.txt
index ba71c3f1a..cd5c10355 100644
--- a/pep-0007.txt
+++ b/pep-0007.txt
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ Code lay-out
       }
 
 * Code structure: one space between keywords like ``if``, ``for`` and
-  the following left paren; no spaces inside the paren; braces may be
-  omitted where C permits but when present, they should be formatted
-  as shown::
+  the following left paren; no spaces inside the paren; braces are
+  strongly preferred but may be omitted where C permits, and they
+  should be formatted as shown::
 
       if (mro != NULL) {
           ...