diff --git a/pages/common/latex.md b/pages/common/latex.md
index b79cffa3f3..2dd256f491 100644
--- a/pages/common/latex.md
+++ b/pages/common/latex.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 `latex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`
 
-- Compile a DVI document, halting on each error:
+- Compile a DVI document, exiting on each error:
 
 `latex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`
diff --git a/pages/common/pdflatex.md b/pages/common/pdflatex.md
index 3ca07cbd62..b2bca83096 100644
--- a/pages/common/pdflatex.md
+++ b/pages/common/pdflatex.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 `pdflatex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`
 
-- Compile a PDF document, halting on each error:
+- Compile a PDF document, exiting on each error:
 
 `pdflatex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`
diff --git a/pages/common/pdftex.md b/pages/common/pdftex.md
index df5616ebf0..4a202557a6 100644
--- a/pages/common/pdftex.md
+++ b/pages/common/pdftex.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 `pdftex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`
 
-- Compile a PDF document, halting on each error:
+- Compile a PDF document, exiting on each error:
 
 `pdftex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`
diff --git a/pages/common/tex.md b/pages/common/tex.md
index 5a315f51f3..12d87d03d3 100644
--- a/pages/common/tex.md
+++ b/pages/common/tex.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 `tex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`
 
-- Compile a DVI document, halting on each error:
+- Compile a DVI document, exiting on each error:
 
 `tex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`