How to edit the text below “Leave a Reply”

Question

I use the Twenty Ten theme, customized.

The theme text is: Your email address will not be published.

With the email box below, this gives readers the impression that they must enter an email address, yet I set my settings so one is not required.

I'd like to edit the text to read:

You do not have to leave an email address in order to reply.

Can this be done? If so, how?

Thank you.

Answer 1

At the bottom of comments.php, replace:

<?php comment_form(); ?>

with:

<?php comment_form(array('comment_notes_before' => 'You do not have to leave an email address in order to reply.')); ?>