<!-- ##### FUNCTION g_thread_init ##### -->
<para>
-Before you use a thread related function in GLib, you should
-initialize the thread system. This is done by calling
-g_thread_init(). Most of the time you will only have to call
-<literal>g_thread_init(NULL)</literal>.
+If you use GLib from more than one thread, you must initialize
+the thread system by calling g_thread_init(). Most of the time you
+will only have to call <literal>g_thread_init (NULL)</literal>.
</para>
<note>