1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 2b539f00975..850cfd98220 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ The variable @code{directory-abbrev-alist} contains an alist of
 abbreviations to use for file directories.  Each element has the form
 @code{(@var{from} . @var{to})}, and says to replace @var{from} with
 @var{to} when it appears in a directory name.  The @var{from} string is
-actually a regular expression; it should always start with @samp{\`}.
+actually a regular expression; it ought to always start with @samp{\`}.
 The @var{to} string should be an ordinary absolute directory name.  Do
 not use @samp{~} to stand for a home directory in that string.  The
 function @code{abbreviate-file-name} performs these substitutions.