diff --git a/xml/issue3855.xml b/xml/issue3855.xml
index 97ea1b783c..768453d9c7 100644
--- a/xml/issue3855.xml
+++ b/xml/issue3855.xml
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ namespace std::ranges {
 [<i>Drafting note:</i>
 We can't use <code>if constexpr (ranges::size(<i>i_</i>.<i>parent_</i>-&gt;<i>pattern_</i>) == 0)</code> 
 here because it is not a constant expression, and it seems more intuitive to just use 
-<code>ranges::empty</code> which is always well-formed. Note that the PR does not seek the
-aggressive optimization that minimizes the instantiation as this is not the intent of the 
-current design (for example, <code><i>outer-iterator</i>&amp; operator++()</code> can be
-specialized for the case where <code>Pattern::size() == 0</code>), library implementations 
-are free to optimize as it pleases.]
+<code>ranges::empty</code> combined with runtime <code>if</code> which is always well-formed. 
+Note that the PR does not seek the aggressive optimization that minimizes the instantiation as this is 
+not the intent of the current design (for example, <code><i>outer-iterator</i>&amp; operator++()</code> 
+can be specialized for the case where <code>Pattern::size() == 0</code> to save some O(1) comparisons), 
+library implementations are free to optimize as it pleases.]
 </p>
 </blockquote>