diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/help/filters.html b/lang/en_utf8/help/filters.html
index 4196d21b359..dd7bc29c33a 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/filters.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/filters.html
@@ -100,4 +100,7 @@
   use this feature first create your contents in multiple languages (in the same 
   resource). Then enclose each language block in the following tags:</p>
   <pre>      &lt;lang lang="XX"&gt;your_content_here&lt;/lang&gt;</pre>
+
+  <p>Or if you prefer, you may use span tags instead, for example:</p>
+  <pre>      &lt;span lang="XX"&gt;your_content_here&lt;/span&gt;</pre>
  </div>