diff --git a/source/expressions.tex b/source/expressions.tex
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@@ -3044,9 +3044,9 @@
 \end{example}
 
 \pnum
-The result of a function call is the
-result of the operand of the evaluated \tcode{return} statement\iref{stmt.return}
-in the called function (if any),
+The result of a function call is the result of the possibly-converted operand
+of the \tcode{return} statement\iref{stmt.return}
+that transferred control out of the called function (if any),
 except in a virtual function call if the return type of the
 final overrider is different from the return type of the statically
 chosen function, the value returned from the final overrider is