diff --git a/book/03-git-branching/sections/basic-branching-and-merging.asc b/book/03-git-branching/sections/basic-branching-and-merging.asc
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Let's go through a simple example of branching and merging with a workflow that
 You'll follow these steps:
 
 . Do some work on a website.
-. Create a branch for a new story you're working on.
+. Create a branch for a new user story you're working on.
 . Do some work in that branch.
 
 At this stage, you'll receive a call that another issue is critical and you need a hotfix.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You'll do the following:
 . Switch to your production branch.
 . Create a branch to add the hotfix.
 . After it's tested, merge the hotfix branch, and push to production.
-. Switch back to your original story and continue working.
+. Switch back to your original user story and continue working.
 
 [[_basic_branching]]
 ==== Basic Branching