diff --git a/book/02-git-basics/sections/recording-changes.asc b/book/02-git-basics/sections/recording-changes.asc
index 99d09ed92..e48751fcf 100644
--- a/book/02-git-basics/sections/recording-changes.asc
+++ b/book/02-git-basics/sections/recording-changes.asc
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ M  lib/simplegit.rb
 ----
 
 New files that aren't tracked have a `??` next to them, new files that have been added to the staging area have an `A`, modified files have an `M` and so on.
-There are two columns to the output - the left-hand column indicates the status of the staging area and the right-hand column indicates the status of the working tree.
+There are two columns to the output -- the left-hand column indicates the status of the staging area and the right-hand column indicates the status of the working tree.
 So for example in that output, the `README` file is modified in the working directory but not yet staged, while the `lib/simplegit.rb` file is modified and staged.
 The `Rakefile` was modified, staged and then modified again, so there are changes to it that are both staged and unstaged.