diff --git a/docs/Documentation.xml b/docs/Documentation.xml
index 45f134940..6d8acc132 100644
--- a/docs/Documentation.xml
+++ b/docs/Documentation.xml
@@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ NET_OPTIONS=blacklist,norfc1918</programlisting>
           <link linkend="CONTINUE">CONTINUE policy</link> described
           below.</para>
 
-          <para>Beginning With Shorewall 3.0, you can adjust the order in
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 3.0, you can adjust the order in
           which Shorewall generates its rules by using special syntax in the
           ZONE column of <filename>/etc/shorewall/zones</filename>. Where a
           zone is nested in one or more other zones, you may follow the
           (sub)zone name by ":" and a comma-separated list of the parent
-          zones. The parent zones must have been defined in earlier records in
-          this file.</para>
+          zones. The parent zones must have been declared in earlier records
+          in this file.</para>
 
           <para>Example:<blockquote>
               <programlisting>#ZONE                TYPE           OPTIONS
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@ parnt1               ipv4
 parnt2               ipv4
 child:parnt1,parnt2  ipv4</programlisting>
             </blockquote></para>
+
+          <para>Even though zones <emphasis>parnt1</emphasis> and
+          <emphasis>parnt2</emphasis> are declared before zone
+          <emphasis>child</emphasis>, Shorewall will generate the rules for
+          <emphasis>child</emphasis> before either of the parent zones.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml b/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
index 3c81c4b8e..2136fd26b 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
           <para>Where a zone is nested in one or more other zones, you may
           follow the (sub)zone name by ":" and a comma-separated list of the
-          parent zones. The parent zones must have been defined in earlier
+          parent zones. The parent zones must have been declared in earlier
           records in this file.</para>
 
           <para>Example:</para>