diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Language specific directories must follow the pattern `pages.<locale>`, where `<
 
 The `<country>` code is optional and should only be added when it is needed. In other words, only when there is a valid reason to distinguish between a language (`ll`) and its regional dialects (`ll_CC1`, `ll_CC2`, etc.). As an example, both `fr_FR` and `fr_BE` should fall under the same `pages.fr` directory, since there virtually is no difference in writing between standard French and Belgian French.
 
-Some examples of valid BCP 47 tags:
+Some examples of valid locale tags:
 
  - French: `fr`.
  - Chinese: `zh`.