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diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index d27094fec5..fa9416ea73 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -1243,11 +1243,11 @@ assert.throws(
(err) => {
assert(err instanceof Error);
assert(/value/.test(err));
- // Returning anything from validation functions besides `true` is not
- // recommended. By doing that, it's not clear what part of the validation
- // failed. Instead, throw an error about the specific validation that failed
- // (as done in this example) and add as much helpful debugging information
- // to that error as possible.
+ // Avoid returning anything from validation functions besides `true`.
+ // Otherwise, it's not clear what part of the validation failed. Instead,
+ // throw an error about the specific validation that failed (as done in this
+ // example) and add as much helpful debugging information to that error as
+ // possible.
return true;
},
'unexpected error'
@@ -1294,8 +1294,8 @@ assert.throws(throwingFirst, /Second$/);
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]
```
-Due to the confusing notation, it is recommended not to use a string as the
-second argument. This might lead to difficult-to-spot errors.
+Due to the confusing error-prone notation, avoid a string as the second
+argument.
[`AssertionError`]: #assert_class_assert_assertionerror
[`Class`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes