diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
index 6ace09a3f2..ba24430b5c 100755
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.date-default-timezone-get" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>date_default_timezone_get</refname>
@@ -14,38 +14,33 @@
    <void/>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   This functions returns the default timezone, using the following "guess"
-   order:
+   In order of preference, this function returns the default timezone by:
    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The timezone set using the
+      Reading the timezone set using the
       <function>date_default_timezone_set</function> function (if any)
      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The <varname>TZ</varname> environment variable (if non empty)
+      Reading the <varname>TZ</varname> environment variable (if non empty)
      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The <link linkend="ini.date.timezone">date.timezone</link> ini option
+      Reading the value of the <link linkend="ini.date.timezone">date.timezone</link> ini option
       (if set)
      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      "magical" guess (if the operating system supports it)
+      Querying the host operating system (if supported and allowed by the OS)
      </para>
     </listitem>
-    <listitem>
-     <para>
-      If none of the above options succeeds, return <literal>UTC</literal>
-     </para>
-    </listitem>
-   </itemizedlist>
   </para>
+  If none of the above succeed, <methodname>date_default_timezone_get</method>
+  will return a default timezone of <literal>UTC</literal>.
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">