From d3f05b6865397c38311ef418c03cfeb3d415e711 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: annaliese_scott <274317330+annaliesescott@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 11:44:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] further described what a meaningful description consists of

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80fc888..9adf5fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Introduction to using git and GitHub. Will lead you through your first fork, clo
     `README.md` should now be in green text.
 1. Commit the change with some meaningful description:
     ```
-    git commit -m "SOME MEANINGFUL DESCRIPTION"
+    git commit -m "SOME MEANINGFUL DESCRIPTION - describes what changes you made"
     ```
     > Make sure your description is in quotation marks. It should be a short phrase like "Added haiku to README." For now, do not use special characters like an exclamation mark. This can confuse your terminal.