diff --git a/src/read.rs b/src/read.rs
index 909c218d..d8e553fe 100644
--- a/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/read.rs
@@ -659,9 +659,9 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> ZipArchive<R> {
     /// already exist. Paths are sanitized with [`ZipFile::enclosed_name`].
     ///
     /// Extraction is not atomic. If an error is encountered, some of the files
-    /// may be left on disk. However, on Unix systems, no newly-created directories will be
-    /// readable, writable or usable as process working directories by any non-root user except you
-    /// unless and until their contents are fully extracted.
+    /// may be left on disk. However, on Unix systems, no newly-created directories with part but
+    /// not all of their contents extracted will be readable, writable or usable as process working
+    /// directories by any non-root user except you.
     pub fn extract<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, directory: P) -> ZipResult<()> {
         use std::fs;
         #[cfg(unix)]