diff --git a/list.c b/list.c
index 5e8649a16..e6dbaaa3a 100644
--- a/list.c
+++ b/list.c
@@ -184,16 +184,14 @@ void vListInsert( List_t * const pxList,
         *   4) Using a queue or semaphore before it has been initialised or
         *      before the scheduler has been started (are interrupts firing
         *      before vTaskStartScheduler() has been called?).
-        *     - This includes initializing binary semaphores before taking them. If
-        *       you create one with `xSemaphoreCreateBinary()` or
-        *       `xSemaphoreCreateBinaryStatic()`, you must call `xSemaphoreGive()`
-        *       before calling `xSemaphoreTake(). See:
-        *       https://freertos.org/xSemaphoreCreateBinaryStatic.html:
-        *       > The semaphore is created in the 'empty' state, meaning the
-        *       > semaphore must first be given using the xSemaphoreGive() API
-        *       > function before it can subsequently be taken (obtained) using the
-        *       > xSemaphoreTake() function.
-        *   5) If the FreeRTOS port supports interrupt nesting then ensure that
+        *   5) Attempting to 'take' binary semaphores created using
+        *      `xSemaphoreCreateBinary()` or `xSemaphoreCreateBinaryStatic()`
+        *      APIs, before 'giving' them. Binary semaphores created using
+        *      `xSemaphoreCreateBinary()` or `xSemaphoreCreateBinaryStatic()`,
+        *      are created in a state such that the semaphore must first be
+        *      'given' using xSemaphoreGive() API before it can be 'taken' using
+        *      xSemaphoreTake() API.
+        *   6) If the FreeRTOS port supports interrupt nesting then ensure that
         *      the priority of the tick interrupt is at or below
         *      configMAX_SYSCALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY.
         **********************************************************************/
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ void vListInsert( List_t * const pxList,
         for( pxIterator = ( ListItem_t * ) &( pxList->xListEnd ); pxIterator->pxNext->xItemValue <= xValueOfInsertion; pxIterator = pxIterator->pxNext )
         {
             /* There is nothing to do here, just iterating to the wanted
-             * insertion position. 
+             * insertion position.
              * IF YOU FIND YOUR CODE STUCK HERE, SEE THE NOTE JUST ABOVE.
              */
         }