diff --git a/patch.rst b/patch.rst
--- a/patch.rst
+++ b/patch.rst
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ put yourself in the shoes of someone who
 pre-existing semantics. It is guaranteed that any change made **will** break
 someone's code, so you need to have a good reason to make a change as you will
 be forcing someone somewhere to update their code (this obviously does not apply
-to new semantics).
+to new functions or classes).
 
 Third, make sure you have proper tests to verify your patch works as expected.
 Patches will not be accepted without the proper tests!