Index: src/wp-includes/user.php
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--- src/wp-includes/user.php	(revision 40238)
+++ src/wp-includes/user.php	(working copy)
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@
  * @return string The password hint text.
  */
 function wp_get_password_hint() {
-	$hint = __( 'Hint: The password should be at least twelve characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols like ! " ? $ % ^ & ).' );
+	$hint = __(  'Hint: longer is stronger (at least 12 characters), and consider using a sequence of random words (ideally non-English).' );
 
 	/**
 	 * Filters the text describing the site's password complexity policy.