diff --git a/doc/tut1.txt b/doc/tut1.txt
index 58ace1dbe..fef4cb438 100644
--- a/doc/tut1.txt
+++ b/doc/tut1.txt
@@ -1325,11 +1325,11 @@ define operators which accept Slice objects to define ranges.
     b = "Slices are useless."
 
   echo a[7..12] # --> 'a prog'
-  b[11.. -2] = "useful"
+  b[11..^2] = "useful"
   echo b # --> 'Slices are useful.'
 
-In the previous example slices are used to modify a part of a string, and even
-a negative index is used. The slice's bounds can hold any value supported by
+In the previous example slices are used to modify a part of a string. The
+slice's bounds can hold any value supported by
 their type, but it is the proc using the slice object which defines what values
 are accepted.