diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index 2956c27aa5..933136cee8 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.160 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.161 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -3172,8 +3172,9 @@ $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890");
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>needle</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
-     Returns all of <parameter>haystack</parameter> from the first
-     occurrence of <parameter>needle</parameter> to the end.
+     Returns part of <parameter>haystack</parameter> string from the
+     first occurrence of <parameter>needle</parameter> to the end of
+     <parameter>haystack</parameter>.
     </para>
     <para>
      If <parameter>needle</parameter> is not found, returns &false;.