diff --git a/book/02-git-basics/sections/remotes.asc b/book/02-git-basics/sections/remotes.asc
index cffb0aca9..b6b095d05 100644
--- a/book/02-git-basics/sections/remotes.asc
+++ b/book/02-git-basics/sections/remotes.asc
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ $ git remote show origin
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 This command shows which branch is automatically pushed to when you run `git push` while on certain branches.
-It also shows you which remote branches on the server you don't yet have, which remote branches you have that have been removed from the server, and multiple branches that are automatically merged when you run `git pull`.
+It also shows you which remote branches on the server you don't yet have, which remote branches you have that have been removed from the server, and multiple local branches that are able to merge automatically with their remote-tracking branch when you run `git pull`.
 
 ==== Removing and Renaming Remotes