diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
index e4310bf4d652..8db94b37afcf 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE pref-mailnews.dtd UI for Mail/News prefs -->
 <!ENTITY window.title "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
 <!ENTITY pane.title "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
-<!ENTITY textBegin.label "Plain quoted text beginning with is displayed with">
+<!ENTITY textBegin.label "Plain quoted text beginning with '>' is displayed with">
 <!ENTITY style.label "Style:">
 <!ENTITY regular.label "Regular">
 <!ENTITY bold.label "Bold">
diff --git a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/mailnews/pref/pref-mailnews.dtd b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/mailnews/pref/pref-mailnews.dtd
index e4310bf4d652..8db94b37afcf 100644
--- a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/mailnews/pref/pref-mailnews.dtd
+++ b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/mailnews/pref/pref-mailnews.dtd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE pref-mailnews.dtd UI for Mail/News prefs -->
 <!ENTITY window.title "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
 <!ENTITY pane.title "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
-<!ENTITY textBegin.label "Plain quoted text beginning with is displayed with">
+<!ENTITY textBegin.label "Plain quoted text beginning with '>' is displayed with">
 <!ENTITY style.label "Style:">
 <!ENTITY regular.label "Regular">
 <!ENTITY bold.label "Bold">