diff --git a/website/docs/language/values/locals.mdx b/website/docs/language/values/locals.mdx
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@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ description: >-
 > tutorial on HashiCorp Learn.
 
 A local value assigns a name to an [expression](/language/expressions),
-so you can use it multiple times within a module without repeating
-it.
+so you can use the name multiple times within a module instead of repeating
+the expression.
 
 If you're familiar with traditional programming languages, it can be useful to
 compare Terraform modules to function definitions: