diff --git a/source/memory.tex b/source/memory.tex
index dfa3087c95..db63cad822 100644
--- a/source/memory.tex
+++ b/source/memory.tex
@@ -6282,7 +6282,7 @@
 If an exception is thrown during
 the call to \tcode{T}{'s} selected copy constructor, no effect.
 If an exception is thrown during the call to \tcode{T}{'s} copy assignment,
-the state of its contained value
+the state of its owned object
 is as defined by the exception safety guarantee of
 \tcode{T}{'s} copy assignment.
 \end{itemdescr}