diff --git a/doc/sandbox.mdwn b/doc/sandbox.mdwn
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ See [[MarkDown]] for documentation of the markup syntax used on this page.
 
 Here's a paragraph.
 
-Here's another one with *bold* text.
+Here's another one with *emphasised* text.
 
 # Header