diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/Fields.multids b/core/language/en-GB/Fields.multids
index 49af125ff..c84dd2884 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/Fields.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/Fields.multids
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ hack-to-give-us-something-to-compare-against: A temporary storage field used in
 icon: The title of the tiddler containing the icon associated with a tiddler
 library: If set to "yes" indicates that a tiddler should be saved as a JavaScript library
 list: An ordered list of tiddler titles associated with a tiddler
-list-before: If set, the title of a tiddler before which this tiddler is added to the ordered list of tiddler titles, or at the start of the list if the empty title
-list-after: If set, the title of a tiddler after which this tiddler is added to the ordered list of tiddler titles
+list-before: If set, the title of a tiddler before which this tiddler should be added to the ordered list of tiddler titles, or at the start of the list if this field is present but empty
+list-after: If set, the title of the tiddler after which this tiddler should be added to the ordered list of tiddler titles
 modified: The date and time at which a tiddler was last modified
 modifier: The tiddler title associated with the person who last modified a tiddler
 name: The human readable name associated with a plugin tiddler