diff --git a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/notification.properties b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/notification.properties
index 76a066997c..5b1d0a41d2 100644
--- a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/notification.properties
+++ b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/notification.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ outdatedpluginsMessage.title=Some plugins used by this page are out of date.
 outdatedpluginsMessage.button.label=Update Plugins…
 outdatedpluginsMessage.button.accesskey=U
 
-carbonfailurepluginsMessage.title=This page requires a plugin that can only run in 32-bit mode.
+# LOCALIZATION NOTE (carbonfailurepluginsMessage.title):
+# The English form of this string used to use the word "requires" but it was
+# later thought that this word felt too aggressive and we now use "requests".
+# Localizers can use use a word corresponding to "requests" or "requires"
+# or both, depending on what matches the language best.
+carbonfailurepluginsMessage.title=This page requests a plugin that can only run in 32-bit mode.
 carbonfailurepluginsMessage.button.label=Restart in 32-bit mode
 carbonfailurepluginsMessage.button.accesskey=R