diff --git a/README b/README
index af13625634..abc9f6288a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ Unpack the archive and choose one of the available font sizes. Then copy the
 font files of the corresponding size into /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/ or
 ~/.mplayer/font/ (or whatever you set with './configure --datadir=DIR').
 
-Alternatively you can use a ttf font installed on your system and 
-make a symbolic link to either /usr/local/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf or
-~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf.
+Alternatively you can use a TrueType font installed on your system. Just
+make a symbolic link from either /usr/local/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf or
+~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf to your TrueType font.
 
 
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