diff --git a/etc/HELLO b/etc/HELLO
index a2f388b7f61..bb89beeab77 100644
--- a/etc/HELLO
+++ b/etc/HELLO
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-You need many fonts to read all.
-Please correct this incomplete list and add more!
+This is a list of ways to say hello in various languages.
+Its purpose is to illustrate a number of scripts.
 
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 Amharic	($(3"c!<!N"^(B)	$(3!A!,!>(B