diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 0e0d5e13362..1f5db0cd3f4 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-04-08  Stephen Eglen  <stephen@gnu.org>
+
+	* textmodes/flyspell.el (flyspell-large-region): Doc fix.
+
 2005-04-08  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
 
 	* buff-menu.el (Buffer-menu-mode-map): Map follow-link to
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
index dfa3a7fa692..dbe8b1cfbc6 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ Set this to nil if you don't want a modeline indicator."
 
 (defcustom flyspell-large-region 1000
   "*The threshold that determines if a region is small.
-The `flyspell-region' function is invoked if the region is small, the
-word are checked one after the other using regular flyspell check
-means.  If the region is large, a new Ispell process is spawned to get
-speed."
+If the region is smaller than this number of characters,
+`flyspell-region' checks the words sequentially using regular
+flyspell methods.  Else, if the region is large, a new Ispell process is
+spawned for speed."
   :group 'flyspell
   :version "21.1"
   :type 'number)