--- a/spec/latest/json-ld-api/index.html	Tue Feb 12 15:11:04 2013 -0500
+++ b/spec/latest/json-ld-api/index.html	Tue Feb 12 15:38:01 2013 -0500
@@ -1050,10 +1050,11 @@
 <tref title="term definition">Term definitions</tref> are created by
 parsing the information in the given <tref>local context</tref> for the
 given <tref>term</tref>. If the given <tref>term</tref> is a
-<tref>compact IRI</tref> with a <tref>prefix</tref> that is a key in the
-<tref>local context</tref>, then that <tref>prefix</tref> is considered
-a dependency with its own <tref>term definition</tref> that must first
-be created, through recursion, before continuing. Because a
+<tref>compact IRI</tref>, it may omit an <tref>IRI mapping</tref> by
+depending on its <tref>prefix</tref> having its own
+<tref>term definition</tref>. If the <tref>prefix</tref> is
+a key in the <tref>local context</tref>, then its <tref>term definition</tref>
+must first be created, through recursion, before continuing. Because a
 <tref>term definition</tref> can depend on other
 <tref title="term definition">term definitions</tref>, a mechanism must
 be used to detect cyclical dependencies. The solution employed here
@@ -1063,11 +1064,12 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-After all dependencies have been defined, the rest of the information
-in the <tref>local context</tref> for the given <tref>term</tref> is
-taken into account, creating the appropriate <tref>IRI mapping</tref>,
-<tref>container mapping</tref>, and <tref>type mapping</tref> or
-<tref>language mapping</tref> for the <tref>term</tref>.
+After all dependencies for a <tref>term</tref> have been defined, the rest of
+the information in the <tref>local context</tref> for the given
+<tref>term</tref> is taken into account, creating the appropriate
+<tref>IRI mapping</tref>, <tref>container mapping</tref>, and
+<tref>type mapping</tref> or <tref>language mapping</tref> for the
+<tref>term</tref>.
 </p>
 
 </section>