diff --git a/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml b/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
index d1411dd8d5f1..fb8692ca29bb 100644
--- a/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
+++ b/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
@@ -84157,7 +84157,7 @@ USA
              <token>to</token>
              <token postag="VB" />
          </pattern>
-         <message>Modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb, without 'to'. Probably you should use <suggestion>\1 \3</suggestion></message>
+         <message>Modal verbs like '\1' are typically followed directly by the bare infinitive. Did you mean <suggestion>\1 \3</suggestion>?</message>
          <url>https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/modal-verbs</url>
          <example correction="can do">We <marker>can to do</marker> it</example>
          <example>We can do it</example>