diff --git a/docs/topics/i18n.txt b/docs/topics/i18n.txt
index 8ba2f9c89f..00cfd18ff7 100644
--- a/docs/topics/i18n.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/i18n.txt
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@ If you don't like the verbose name ``ugettext_lazy``, you can just alias it as
     class MyThing(models.Model):
         name = models.CharField(help_text=_('This is the help text'))
 
-Always use lazy translations in :ref:`Django models <topics-db-models>`. It's a
-good idea to add translations for the field names and table names, too. This
-means writing explicit ``verbose_name`` and ``verbose_name_plural`` options in
-the ``Meta`` class, though::
+Always use lazy translations in :ref:`Django models <topics-db-models>`. 
+Field names and table names should be marked for translation or else they 
+will not be translated in the admin interface. This means writing explicit 
+``verbose_name`` and ``verbose_name_plural`` options in the ``Meta`` class,
+though:: 
 
     from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _