diff --git a/src/doc/reference.md b/src/doc/reference.md
index caee23185b90b8c13d427b8faa555768ec000238..e2c61e0a8bd5234df51fc2e391eff21f58af2caa 100644
--- a/src/doc/reference.md
+++ b/src/doc/reference.md
@@ -3423,7 +3423,7 @@ Used inside an array pattern, `..` stands for any number of elements, when the
 `advanced_slice_patterns` feature gate is turned on. This wildcard can be used
 at most once for a given array, which implies that it cannot be used to
 specifically match elements that are at an unknown distance from both ends of a
-array, like `[.., 42, ..]`. If followed by a variable name, it will bind the
+array, like `[.., 42, ..]`. If preceded by a variable name, it will bind the
 corresponding slice to the variable. Example:
 
 ```