diff --git a/5-network/03-fetch-abort/article.md b/5-network/03-fetch-abort/article.md
index 22ef0b73..0ee45bd9 100644
--- a/5-network/03-fetch-abort/article.md
+++ b/5-network/03-fetch-abort/article.md
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ The usage is pretty simple:
     let controller = new AbortController();
     ```
 
-    The controller is an extremely simple object. It has a single method `abort()`, and a single property `signal`, that generates an event when `abort()` is called:
+    A controller is an extremely simple object. It has a single method `abort()`, and a single property `signal`. When `abort()` is called, the `abort` event triggers on `controller.signal`:
 
-    We can even use it without `fetch` for our own purposes, like this:
+    Like this:
 
     ```js run
     let controller = new AbortController();