diff --git a/source/containers.tex b/source/containers.tex
index b483242c4f..7ef8d0ea95 100644
--- a/source/containers.tex
+++ b/source/containers.tex
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \result
-\tcode{reference; const_reference} for constant \tcode{a}.
+\tcode{const_reference} if \tcode{a} is constant, \tcode{reference} otherwise.
 
 \pnum
 \returns
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \result
-\tcode{reference; const_reference} for constant \tcode{a}.
+\tcode{const_reference} if \tcode{a} is constant, \tcode{reference} otherwise.
 
 \pnum
 \effects
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \result
-\tcode{reference; const_reference} for constant \tcode{a}
+\tcode{const_reference} if \tcode{a} is constant, \tcode{reference} otherwise.
 
 \pnum
 \effects
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \result
-\tcode{reference; const_reference} for constant \tcode{a}
+\tcode{const_reference} if \tcode{a} is constant, \tcode{reference} otherwise.
 
 \pnum
 \returns