diff --git a/pep-0420.txt b/pep-0420.txt
index d26f18c99..ebd87ccd8 100644
--- a/pep-0420.txt
+++ b/pep-0420.txt
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ Consider the standard library ``encodings`` package:
      initialize the standard io streams.
 
   3. An application modifies ``sys.path`` after startup and wants to
-     contribute additional encodings.
+     contribute additional encodings from new path entries.
 
-  4. An attempt is made to import an ``encodings`` portion that is
-     found on a path added in step 3.
+  4. An attempt is made to import an encoding from an ``encodings``
+     portion that is found on a path entry added in step 3.
 
 If the import system was restricted to only finding portions along the
 value of ``sys.path`` that existed at the time the ``encodings``