diff --git a/src/guide/lists.md b/src/guide/lists.md
index c663470d..279b47fa 100644
--- a/src/guide/lists.md
+++ b/src/guide/lists.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ let oneTwoThree = [1, ...twoThree]
 print(oneTwoThree) // [1, 2, 3]
 ```
 
+We can also write functions that process data in lists, but we'll save that fun for the section on Pattern Matching.
+
 ## More On Spreads (`...`)
 
 Although spreads are recommended to only be put at the end of a list, for convenience it is also possible to use the spread syntax at any position in a list:
@@ -35,9 +37,9 @@ let result = [...oneTwo, ...threeFour, 5]
 print(result) // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 ```
 
-However, it is important to be aware of the **performance implications of arbitrary-position spreads**. Grain lists are implemented as singly-linked lists, and therefore prepending new elements to the beginning of one is a very efficient operation (the last new element could then simply point to the list being extended). On the other hand, we do not get this same benefit if a spread appears somewhere other than at the end of a list expression. In this case, the entire list being spread will have to be copied one element at a time in order to create the new list while also not mutating the old list.
+However, it is important to be aware of the **performance implications of arbitrary-position spreads**. Grain lists are immutable linked lists, and therefore prepending new elements to the beginning of one is a very efficient operation—the new element simply points to the list being extended! On the other hand, we do not get this same benefit if a spread appears somewhere other than at the end of a list expression. In this case, a brand new list must be created, copying one element at a time, pointing each one at the next, to point to the new elements at the end.
 
-We can also write functions that process data in lists, but we'll save that fun for the section on Pattern Matching.
+Use arbitrary-position spreads sparingly, only when they make your code more expressive and where performance isn't a major concern.
 
 ## The List Standard Library