diff --git a/doc/special_remotes/git.mdwn b/doc/special_remotes/git.mdwn
index 6d83581e8b..080fecdbf8 100644
--- a/doc/special_remotes/git.mdwn
+++ b/doc/special_remotes/git.mdwn
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ remote of the normal kind. Two exceptions to that are [[git-lfs]] and
 [[gcrypt]] special remotes.
 
 But it is possible to register a git repository as a special remote.
-git-annex will use it remote the same as any normal git remote, but its
-url will be recorded. One benefit of doing this is it allows [[git-annex init|git-annex-init]]
-to autoenable the remote.
+git-annex and git will use the remote the same as any normal git remote,
+but its url will be recorded in the repisitory. One benefit of doing this
+is it allows [[git-annex init|git-annex-init]] to autoenable the remote.
 
 First you need a regular git remote with the url that you want to use for
 the special remote.