diff --git a/doc/lexical_cast.qbk b/doc/lexical_cast.qbk
index ddc0e06..1be027e 100644
--- a/doc/lexical_cast.qbk
+++ b/doc/lexical_cast.qbk
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ It breaks my `operator>>` that works only in presence of this flag. Can you remo
   * [*Answer:]      May be in a future version. There is no requirement in
 __proposallong__ to reset the flag but
 remember that __proposalshort__ is not yet accepted by the committee. By the way, it's a great opportunity to
-make your `operator>>` conform to the standard.
+make your `operator>>` more general.
 Read a good C++ book, study `std::sentry` and [@boost:libs/io/doc/ios_state.html `ios_state_saver`].
 
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