diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
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--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@ When inserting text while in *PencilHard* mode, Vim’s autoformat feature
 will be enabled by default and can offer many of the same benefits as
 soft line wrap.
 
-A useful exception: if used with popular syntax modules\*, _pencil_ will
-**disable** autoformat when you enter Insert mode from inside a code block
-or table. (See the advanced section below for more details.)
+A useful exception: if used with popular prose-oriented syntax modules,
+_pencil_ will **disable** autoformat when you enter Insert mode from
+inside a code block or table. (See the advanced section below for more
+details.)
 
 Where you need to manually enable/disable autoformat, you can do so with a command: