diff --git a/pep-0007.txt b/pep-0007.txt
index 33766f5deb6..43add0f1ff2 100644
--- a/pep-0007.txt
+++ b/pep-0007.txt
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ C dialect
   Future C99 features may be added to this list in the future
   depending on compiler support (mostly significantly MSVC).
 
-* Don't use GCC extensions (e.g. don't write multi-line strings
-  without trailing backslashes).
+* Don't use compiler-specific extensions, such as those of GCC or MSVC
+  (e.g. don't write multi-line strings without trailing backslashes).
 
 * All function declarations and definitions must use full prototypes
   (i.e. specify the types of all arguments).