diff --git a/src/ownership/lifetimes.md b/src/ownership/lifetimes.md
index 4fc6da77..606d1116 100644
--- a/src/ownership/lifetimes.md
+++ b/src/ownership/lifetimes.md
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ A borrowed value has a _lifetime_:
   * Lifetime annotations create constraints; the compiler verifies that there is
     a valid solution.
 * Lifetimes for function arguments and return values must be fully specified,
-  but Rust allows these to be elided in most cases with [a few simple
+  but Rust allows lifetimes to be elided in most cases with [a few simple
   rules](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/lifetime-elision.html).