diff --git a/pages/common/false.md b/pages/common/false.md
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--- a/pages/common/false.md
+++ b/pages/common/false.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # false
 
-> Returns an exit code of 1.
+> Returns a non-zero exit code.
 > More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/false>.
 
-- Return an exit code of 1:
+- Return a non-zero exit code:
 
 `false`