diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index be533850..e46a093d 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -1486,17 +1486,17 @@ ASSERT		failure have several different actions:
       "4Escaping String Data\n"
       " The following character escapes are explicitly supported when NOT using\n"
       " regular expression match patterns:\n"
-      "  ++\\r  Sends the ASCII Carriage Return character (Decimal value 13)\n"
-      "  ++\\n  Sends the ASCII Linefeed character (Decimal value 10)\n"
-      "  ++\\f  Sends the ASCII Formfeed character (Decimal value 12)\n"
-      "  ++\\t  Sends the ASCII Horizontal Tab character (Decimal value 9)\n"
-      "  ++\\v  Sends the ASCII Vertical Tab character (Decimal value 11)\n"
-      "  ++\\b  Sends the ASCII Backspace character (Decimal value 8)\n"
-      "  ++\\\\  Sends the ASCII Backslash character (Decimal value 92)\n"
-      "  ++\\'  Sends the ASCII Single Quote character (Decimal value 39)\n"
-      "  ++\\\"  Sends the ASCII Double Quote character (Decimal value 34)\n"
-      "  ++\\?  Sends the ASCII Question Mark character (Decimal value 63)\n"
-      "  ++\\e  Sends the ASCII Escape character (Decimal value 27)\n"
+      "  ++\\r  Expect the ASCII Carriage Return character (Decimal value 13)\n"
+      "  ++\\n  Expect the ASCII Linefeed character (Decimal value 10)\n"
+      "  ++\\f  Expect the ASCII Formfeed character (Decimal value 12)\n"
+      "  ++\\t  Expect the ASCII Horizontal Tab character (Decimal value 9)\n"
+      "  ++\\v  Expect the ASCII Vertical Tab character (Decimal value 11)\n"
+      "  ++\\b  Expect the ASCII Backspace character (Decimal value 8)\n"
+      "  ++\\\\  Expect the ASCII Backslash character (Decimal value 92)\n"
+      "  ++\\'  Expect the ASCII Single Quote character (Decimal value 39)\n"
+      "  ++\\\"  Expect the ASCII Double Quote character (Decimal value 34)\n"
+      "  ++\\?  Expect the ASCII Question Mark character (Decimal value 63)\n"
+      "  ++\\e  Expect the ASCII Escape character (Decimal value 27)\n"
       " as well as octal character values of the form:\n"
       "  ++\\n{n{n}} where each n is an octal digit (0-7)\n"
       " and hext character values of the form:\n"