diff --git a/language/oop5/static.xml b/language/oop5/static.xml
index bdcefbc24f..904a228e92 100644
--- a/language/oop5/static.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/static.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.18 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.19 $ -->
  <sect1 xml:id="language.oop5.static" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
   <title>Static Keyword</title>
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   Like any other PHP static variable, static properties must be
+   Like any other PHP static variable, static properties may only be
    initialized using a literal or constant; expressions are not
    allowed. So while you may initialize a static property to an
    integer or array (for instance), you may not initialize it to