diff --git a/02-create.md b/02-create.md
index f67f0b6dc..105cf6a4d 100644
--- a/02-create.md
+++ b/02-create.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ As you might (or might not) guess from its name,
 `mkdir` means "make directory".
 Since `thesis` is a relative path
 (i.e., doesn't have a leading slash),
-the new directory is made below the current working directory:
+the new directory is created in the current working directory:
 
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 $ ls -F