diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index 08d95c87c3..7013a932c5 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -211,10 +211,11 @@ function retrieve_password() {
 		// Now insert the new md5 key into the db
 		$wpdb->update($wpdb->users, array('user_activation_key' => $key), array('user_login' => $user_login));
 	}
-	$message = __('Someone has asked to reset the password for the following site and username.') . "\r\n\r\n";
+	$message = __('Someone requested that the password be reset for the following account:') . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= network_site_url() . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= sprintf(__('Username: %s'), $user_login) . "\r\n\r\n";
-	$message .= __('To reset your password visit the following address, otherwise just ignore this email and nothing will happen.') . "\r\n\r\n";
+	$message .= __('If this was a mistake, just ignore this email and nothing will happen.') . "\r\n\r\n";
+	$message .= __('To reset your password, visit the following address:') . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= network_site_url("wp-login.php?action=rp&key=$key&login=" . rawurlencode($user_login), 'login') . "\r\n";
 
 	if ( is_multisite() )