diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.5 b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.5
index fabcf2910..2a1d63ebb 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.5
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.5
@@ -1158,9 +1158,9 @@ amount %amt %cur
 \f[R]
 .fi
 .PP
-Note we used temporary field names \f[C]cur\f[R] (and \f[C]amt\f[R]) -
-not \f[C]currency\f[R], since in this case we don\[aq]t want to trigger
-that name\[aq]s special effect.
+Note we used a temporary field name (\f[C]cur\f[R]) that is not
+\f[C]currency\f[R] - that would trigger the prepending effect, which we
+don\[aq]t want here.
 .SS Referencing other fields
 .PP
 In field assignments, you can interpolate only CSV fields, not hledger
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.info b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.info
index 85416c606..6574326a8 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.info
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.info
@@ -1087,9 +1087,8 @@ amount %amt %cur
     expenses:unknown        123.00 USD
     income:unknown         -123.00 USD
 
-   Note we used temporary field names 'cur' (and 'amt') - not
-'currency', since in this case we don't want to trigger that name's
-special effect.
+   Note we used a temporary field name ('cur') that is not 'currency' -
+that would trigger the prepending effect, which we don't want here.
 
 
 File: hledger_csv.info,  Node: Referencing other fields,  Next: How CSV rules are evaluated,  Prev: Setting currency/commodity,  Up: TIPS
@@ -1246,10 +1245,10 @@ Node: Setting amounts34895
 Ref: #setting-amounts35064
 Node: Setting currency/commodity36051
 Ref: #setting-currencycommodity36243
-Node: Referencing other fields37423
-Ref: #referencing-other-fields37623
-Node: How CSV rules are evaluated38520
-Ref: #how-csv-rules-are-evaluated38693
+Node: Referencing other fields37417
+Ref: #referencing-other-fields37617
+Node: How CSV rules are evaluated38514
+Ref: #how-csv-rules-are-evaluated38687
 
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diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.txt b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.txt
index 4b4b83357..bb18a6030 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.txt
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.txt
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ TIPS
                   expenses:unknown        123.00 USD
                   income:unknown         -123.00 USD
 
-       Note we used temporary field names cur (and amt) - not currency,  since
-       in this case we don't want to trigger that name's special effect.
+       Note we used a temporary field name (cur) that is not currency  -  that
+       would trigger the prepending effect, which we don't want here.
 
    Referencing other fields
        In  field assignments, you can interpolate only CSV fields, not hledger