# HG changeset patch
# Parent 1ea8b7233fd7556f68222e2a5c34736adb4ff26a

diff --git a/Doc/library/decimal.rst b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
--- a/Doc/library/decimal.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 
 * The exactness carries over into arithmetic.  In decimal floating point, ``0.1
   + 0.1 + 0.1 - 0.3`` is exactly equal to zero.  In binary floating point, the result
-  is :const:`5.5511151231257827e-017`.  While near to zero, the differences
-  prevent reliable equality testing and differences can accumulate. For this
-  reason, decimal is preferred in accounting applications which have strict
-  equality invariants.
+  is :const:`5.5511151231257827e-017`.  While near to zero, it is not zero which 
+  prevents reliable equality testing. Furthermore, these differences can accumulate. 
+  For this reason, decimal arithmetic is preferred in accounting applications, which 
+  have strict equality invariants.
 
 * The decimal module incorporates a notion of significant places so that ``1.30
   + 1.20`` is :const:`2.50`.  The trailing zero is kept to indicate significance.