diff --git a/Doc/tut/tut.tex b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
index 06cb67778dd6..3373ab33187b 100644
--- a/Doc/tut/tut.tex
+++ b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ For example:
 'p'
 >>> word[-2:]    # The last two characters
 'pA'
->>> word[:-2]    # All but the last two characters
+>>> word[:-2]    # Everything except the last two characters
 'Hel'
 \end{verbatim}