diff --git a/docsite/rst/YAMLSyntax.rst b/docsite/rst/YAMLSyntax.rst
index ef2803116fc..424db0ad466 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/YAMLSyntax.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/YAMLSyntax.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Ansible or not) should begin with ``---``.  This is part of the YAML
 format and indicates the start of a document.
 
 All members of a list are lines beginning at the same indentation level starting
-with a ``"- "`` (dash and whitespace)::
+with a ``"- "`` (a dash and a space)::
 
     ---
     # A list of tasty fruits