diff --git a/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/about-forks.md b/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/about-forks.md
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 Forking a repository is similar to copying a repository, with two major differences:
 
-* You can use a pull request to suggest changes from your user-owned fork to the original repository, also known as the *upstream* repository.
+* You can use a pull request to suggest changes from your user-owned fork to the original repository in its GitHub instance, also known as the *upstream* repository.
 * You can bring changes from the upstream repository to your local fork by synchronizing your fork with the upstream repository.
 
 {% data reusables.repositories.you-can-fork %}