diff --git a/src/lib/dom-api-shady.html b/src/lib/dom-api-shady.html
index 1d827183..c1ed0839 100644
--- a/src/lib/dom-api-shady.html
+++ b/src/lib/dom-api-shady.html
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ subject to an additional IP rights grant found at http://polymer.github.io/PATEN
// NOTE: we only remove from existing location iff shady dom is involved.
// This is because a node fragment is passed to the native add method
// which expects to see fragment children. Regular elements must also
- // use this check because not doing so causes queuing of attached/detached
- // and breaks, for example, dom-if's attached/detached checks.
+ // use this check because not doing so causes separation of
+ // attached/detached and breaks, for example,
+ // dom-if's attached/detached checks.
if (handled) {
if (node.nodeType === Node.DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE) {
while (node.firstChild) {