diff --git a/reference/session/functions/session-start.xml b/reference/session/functions/session-start.xml
index 78abf00200..2e37948f5c 100644
--- a/reference/session/functions/session-start.xml
+++ b/reference/session/functions/session-start.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/session.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.session-start">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
       <void/>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <simpara>
-     <function>session_start</function> creates a session (or resumes
-     the current one based on the session id being passed via a GET
-     variable or a cookie).
+     <function>session_start</function> creates a session or resumes
+     the current one based on the current session id that's being 
+     passed via a request, such as GET, POST, or a cookie.
     </simpara>
     <simpara>
      If you want to use a named session, you must call