diff --git a/vector/src/Data/Vector/Generic.hs b/vector/src/Data/Vector/Generic.hs
index af29b53e..518f8172 100644
--- a/vector/src/Data/Vector/Generic.hs
+++ b/vector/src/Data/Vector/Generic.hs
@@ -2206,10 +2206,10 @@ fromList :: Vector v a => [a] -> v a
 fromList = unstream . Bundle.fromList
 
 -- | /O(n)/ Convert the first @n@ elements of a list to a vector. It's
--- expected that supplied list will be exactly @n@ elements long. As
--- optimization this function allocates buffer for @n@ elements and
--- could be used to DoS by exhausting memory if attacker controls that
--- parameter.
+-- expected that the supplied list will be exactly @n@ elements long. As
+-- an optimization, this function allocates a buffer for @n@ elements, which
+-- could be used for DoS-attacks by exhausting the memory if an attacker controls
+-- that parameter.
 --
 -- @
 -- fromListN n xs = 'fromList' ('take' n xs)