diff --git a/doc/examples/edges/plot_contours.py b/doc/examples/edges/plot_contours.py
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--- a/doc/examples/edges/plot_contours.py
+++ b/doc/examples/edges/plot_contours.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 Contour finding
 ===============
 
-A marching squares method can be used to find constant valued contours in an
-image. Array values are linearly interpolated to provide better precision of
-the output contours. Contours which intersect the image edge are open; all
-others are closed.
+We use a marching squares method to find constant valued contours in an image.
+In ``skimage.measure.find_contours``, array values are linearly interpolated
+to provide better precision of the output contours. Contours which intersect
+the image edge are open; all others are closed.
 
 The `marching squares algorithm
 <http://www.essi.fr/~lingrand/MarchingCubes/algo.html>`__ is a special case of