diff --git a/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh b/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
index a2e9ad0a3c35..41ba6b6145be 100755
--- a/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
+++ b/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ for pull in "${PULLS[@]}"; do
       (git status --porcelain | grep ^U) || echo "!!! None. Did you git am --continue?"
       echo
       echo "+++ Please resolve the conflicts in another window (and remember to 'git add / git am --continue')"
-      read -p "+++ Proceed (anything but 'y' aborts the cherry-pick)? [y/n] " -r
+      read -p "+++ Proceed (anything other than 'y' aborts the cherry-pick)? [y/n] " -r
       echo
       if ! [[ "${REPLY}" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
         echo "Aborting." >&2
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ echo "+++ I'm about to do the following to push to GitHub (and I'm assuming ${FO
 echo
 echo "  git push ${FORK_REMOTE} ${NEWBRANCHUNIQ}:${NEWBRANCH}"
 echo
-read -p "+++ Proceed (anything but 'y' aborts the cherry-pick)? [y/n] " -r
+read -p "+++ Proceed (anything other than 'y' aborts the cherry-pick)? [y/n] " -r
 if ! [[ "${REPLY}" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
   echo "Aborting." >&2
   exit 1