diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index 0b6b3f78d0..7627f73b4c 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -3150,7 +3150,7 @@
 for the created object if:
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
-the lifetime of \placeholder{e} has begun and not ended, and
+the lifetime of \placeholder{e} has begun and not ended immediately before creating the new object, and
 \item
 the storage for the new object fits entirely within \placeholder{e}, and
 \item