diff --git a/content/rooms/fragments/v2-state-res.md b/content/rooms/fragments/v2-state-res.md
index c9dc2624..d3e01241 100644
--- a/content/rooms/fragments/v2-state-res.md
+++ b/content/rooms/fragments/v2-state-res.md
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ from smallest to largest, using the following comparison relation on
 events: for events *x* and *y*, *x* < *y* if
 
 1.  the mainline position of *x* is **greater** than
-    the mainline position of *y* in the mainline of *P* (i.e. the auth chain of 
-*x* is based on an earlier event in the mainline than *y*); or
+    the mainline position of *y* (i.e. the auth chain of 
+   *x* is based on an earlier event in the mainline than *y*); or
 2.  the mainline positions of the events are the same, but *x*'s
     `origin_server_ts` is *less* than *y*'s `origin_server_ts`; or
 3.  the mainline positions of the events are the same and the events have the