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@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ Luckily, all modern browsers (IE10- requires the additional library [Intl.JS](ht
 
 It provides a special method to compare strings in different languages, following their rules.
 
-The call [str.localeCompare(str2)](mdn:js/String/localeCompare):
+The call [str.localeCompare(str2)](mdn:js/String/localeCompare) returns an integer indicating whether `str` comes before, after or is equivalent to `str2` according to the language rules:
 
-- Returns `1` if `str` is greater than `str2` according to the language rules.
-- Returns `-1` if `str` is less than `str2`.
-- Returns `0` if they are equal.
+- Returns a negative number if `str` is less than `str2`, i.e. `str` occurs before `str2`.
+- Returns a positive number if `str` is greater than `str2`, i.e. `str` occurs after `str2`.
+- Returns `0` if they are equivalent.
 
 For instance: