diff --git a/language/types.xml b/language/types.xml
index 271dfba985..318cfc6d8c 100644
--- a/language/types.xml
+++ b/language/types.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.106 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.107 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.types">
   <title>Types</title>
 
@@ -658,8 +658,10 @@ EXPONENT_DNUM ( ({LNUM} | {DNUM}) [eE][+-]? {LNUM})
       </note>
       <note>
        <simpara>
-        Unlike the two other syntaxes, variables will <emphasis>not</emphasis> 
-        be expanded when they occur in single quoted strings.
+        Unlike the two other syntaxes, <link 
+        linkend="language.variables">variables</link> and escape sequences
+        for special characters will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be expanded 
+        when they occur in single quoted strings.
        </simpara>
       </note>
       <informalexample>