diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
index 0e5b1a91ae..e8f8372e03 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
@@ -614,14 +614,15 @@ public class AntPathMatcher implements PathMatcher {
 	/**
 	 * Given a full path, returns a {@link Comparator} suitable for sorting patterns in order of
 	 * explicitness.
-	 * <p>This{@code Comparator} will {@linkplain java.util.List#sort(Comparator) sort}
-	 * a list so that more specific patterns (without uri templates or wild cards) come before
-	 * generic patterns. So given a list with the following patterns:
+	 * <p>This {@code Comparator} will {@linkplain java.util.List#sort(Comparator) sort}
+	 * a list so that more specific patterns (without URI templates or wild cards) come before
+	 * generic patterns. So given a list with the following patterns, the returned comparator
+	 * will sort this list so that the order will be as indicated.
 	 * <ol>
 	 * <li>{@code /hotels/new}</li>
-	 * <li>{@code /hotels/{hotel}}</li> <li>{@code /hotels/*}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code /hotels/{hotel}}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code /hotels/*}</li>
 	 * </ol>
-	 * the returned comparator will sort this list so that the order will be as indicated.
 	 * <p>The full path given as parameter is used to test for exact matches. So when the given path
 	 * is {@code /hotels/2}, the pattern {@code /hotels/2} will be sorted before {@code /hotels/1}.
 	 * @param path the full path to use for comparison