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@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ We can catch dangling pointers statically, so we don't need to rely on resource
 
 ##### Enforcement
 
-* Flag a parameter of a smart pointer type (a type that overloads `operator->` or `operator*`) that is copyable but never copied/moved from in the function body or else movable but never moved from in the function body or by being a by-value parameter, and that is never assigned to, and that is not passed along to another function that could do so. That means the ownership semantics are not used.
+* Flag a parameter of a smart pointer type (a type that overloads `operator->` or `operator*`) that is copyable but never copied/moved from in the function body or else movable but never moved from in the function body or by being a by-value parameter, and that is never modified, and that is not passed along to another function that could do so. That means the ownership semantics are not used.
 
 ### <a name="Rf-pure"></a>F.8: Prefer pure functions
 
@@ -7315,7 +7315,7 @@ A function that does not manipulate lifetime should take raw pointers or referen
 ##### Enforcement
 
 * (Simple) Warn if a function takes a parameter of a smart pointer type (that overloads `operator->` or `operator*`) `unique_ptr` or `shared_ptr` and the function only calls any of: `operator*`, `operator->` or `get()`.
-* Flag a parameter of a smart pointer type (a type that overloads `operator->` or `operator*`) that is copyable but never copied/moved from in the function body or else movable but never moved from in the function body or by being a by-value parameter, and that is never assigned to, and that is not passed along to another function that could do so. That means the ownership semantics are not used.
+* Flag a parameter of a smart pointer type (a type that overloads `operator->` or `operator*`) that is copyable but never copied/moved from in the function body or else movable but never moved from in the function body or by being a by-value parameter, and that is never modified, and that is not passed along to another function that could do so. That means the ownership semantics are not used.
   Suggest using a `T*` or `T&` instead.
 
 ### <a name="Rr-smart"></a>R.31: If you have non-`std` smart pointers, follow the basic pattern from `std`