diff --git a/language/references.xml b/language/references.xml
index 4a60323f4e..e6e7aa68d4 100644
--- a/language/references.xml
+++ b/language/references.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $foo =& find_var($bar);
      using <literal>=&amp;</literal> in this context is deprecated and
      produces an <constant>E_DEPRECATED</constant> message in PHP 5.3 and
      later, and an <constant>E_STRICT</constant> message in earlier versions.
-     (Technically, the difference is that in PHP 5 object variables, much like
+     (Technically, the difference is that, in PHP 5, object variables, much like
      resources, are a mere pointer to the actual object data, so these object
      references are not "references" in the same sense used before (aliases).
      For more information, see <link linkend="language.oop5.references">Objects