diff --git a/doc/classes/StringName.xml b/doc/classes/StringName.xml
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--- a/doc/classes/StringName.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/StringName.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	</brief_description>
 	<description>
 		[StringName]s are immutable strings designed for general-purpose representation of unique names (also called "string interning"). Two [StringName]s with the same value are the same object. Comparing them is extremely fast compared to regular [String]s.
-		You will usually just pass a [String] to methods expecting a [StringName] and it will be automatically converted, but you may occasionally want to construct a [StringName] ahead of time with the [StringName] constructor or, in GDScript, the literal syntax [code]&amp;"example"[/code].
+		You will usually pass a [String] to methods expecting a [StringName] and it will be automatically converted (often at compile time), but in rare cases you can construct a [StringName] ahead of time with the [StringName] constructor or, in GDScript, the literal syntax [code]&amp;"example"[/code]. Manually constructing a [StringName] allows you to control when the conversion from [String] occurs or to use the literal and prevent conversions entirely.
 		See also [NodePath], which is a similar concept specifically designed to store pre-parsed scene tree paths.
 		All of [String]'s methods are available in this class too. They convert the [StringName] into a string, and they also return a string. This is highly inefficient and should only be used if the string is desired.
 		[b]Note:[/b] In a boolean context, a [StringName] will evaluate to [code]false[/code] if it is empty ([code]StringName("")[/code]). Otherwise, a [StringName] will always evaluate to [code]true[/code]. The [code]not[/code] operator cannot be used. Instead, [method is_empty] should be used to check for empty [StringName]s.