* text.texi (Changing Properties): Clarify `propertize'.

Fixes: debbugs:9825

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 68ce030e393..47be7082fc7 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2014-02-09  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * text.texi (Changing Properties): Clarify `propertize' (bug#9825).
+
         * display.texi (Blinking): Clarify doc string in example (bug#10658).
 
         * commands.texi (Accessing Mouse): Mention that these function
diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi
index 786628bb32a..76b65e9d7e0 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/text.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi
@@ -2866,11 +2866,10 @@ zero-based indices into the string.
 @code{propertize}:
 
 @defun propertize string &rest properties
-This function returns a copy of @var{string} which has the text
-properties @var{properties}.  These properties apply to all the
-characters in the string that is returned.  Here is an example that
-constructs a string with a @code{face} property and a @code{mouse-face}
-property:
+This function returns a copy of @var{string} with the text properties
+@var{properties} added.  These properties apply to all the characters
+in the string that is returned.  Here is an example that constructs a
+string with a @code{face} property and a @code{mouse-face} property:
 
 @smallexample
 (propertize "foo" 'face 'italic