diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/search.php b/phpBB/language/en/search.php
index 7f4b2d932f..616d1752c5 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/search.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/search.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'GLOBAL'				=> 'Global announcement',
 
 	'IGNORED_TERMS'			=> 'ignored',
-	'IGNORED_TERMS_EXPLAIN'	=> 'The following words in your search query were ignored: <strong>%s</strong>.',
+	'IGNORED_TERMS_EXPLAIN'	=> 'The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: <strong>%s</strong>.',
 
 	'JUMP_TO_POST'			=> 'Jump to post',