diff --git a/chapters/basics.mdx b/chapters/basics.mdx
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--- a/chapters/basics.mdx
+++ b/chapters/basics.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Basics
 
 Regular expressions are typically formatted as `/<rules>/<flags>`. Often people will drop the slashes and flags for brevity. We'll get into the details of flags in [a later chapter](/chapters/flags).
 
-Let's start with the regex `/p/g`.
+Let's start with the regex `/p/g`. For now, please take the [`g` flag](/chapters/flags#global-g) for granted.
 
 <Example regex={/p/g}>
     <li>pancake</li>