diff --git a/doc/source/io.rst b/doc/source/io.rst
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@@ -2808,8 +2808,8 @@ Storing Mixed Types in a Table
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 Storing mixed-dtype data is supported. Strings are stored as a
-fixed-width using the maximum size of the appended column. Subsequent
-appends will truncate strings at this length.
+fixed-width using the maximum size of the appended column. Subsequent attempts
+at appending longer strings will raise a ``ValueError``.
 
 Passing ``min_itemsize={`values`: size}`` as a parameter to append
 will set a larger minimum for the string columns. Storing ``floats,