diff --git a/proselint/checks/misc/phrasal_adjectives.py b/proselint/checks/misc/phrasal_adjectives.py
index b1bec9182..3ac6ab708 100644
--- a/proselint/checks/misc/phrasal_adjectives.py
+++ b/proselint/checks/misc/phrasal_adjectives.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def check_ly(text):
 def check_examples(text):
     """Check the text."""
     err = "garner.phrasal_adjectives.examples"
-    msg = u"""Hyphenate '{}', a phrasal adjective, as '{}'."""
+    msg = u"""Hyphenate '{1}', a phrasal adjective, as '{0}'."""
 
     list = [
         ["across-the-board discounts", ["across the board discounts"]],