diff --git a/hgext/record.py b/hgext/record.py
--- a/hgext/record.py
+++ b/hgext/record.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 '''commands to interactively select changes for commit/qrefresh'''
 
-from mercurial.i18n import gettext, _
+from mercurial.i18n import _
 from mercurial import cmdutil, commands, extensions, hg, patch
 from mercurial import util
 import copy, cStringIO, errno, os, re, shutil, tempfile
@@ -286,21 +286,18 @@ def filterpatch(ui, headers):
             resps = _('[Ynesfdaq?]'
                       '$$ &Yes, record this change'
                       '$$ &No, skip this change'
-                      '$$ &Edit the change manually'
+                      '$$ &Edit this change manually'
                       '$$ &Skip remaining changes to this file'
                       '$$ Record remaining changes to this &file'
                       '$$ &Done, skip remaining changes and files'
                       '$$ Record &all changes to all remaining files'
                       '$$ &Quit, recording no changes'
-                      '$$ &?')
+                      '$$ &? (display help)')
             r = ui.promptchoice("%s %s" % (query, resps))
             ui.write("\n")
             if r == 8: # ?
-                doc = gettext(record.__doc__)
-                c = doc.find('::') + 2
-                for l in doc[c:].splitlines():
-                    if l.startswith('      '):
-                        ui.write(l.strip(), '\n')
+                for c, t in ui.extractchoices(resps)[1]:
+                    ui.write('%s - %s\n' % (c, t.lower()))
                 continue
             elif r == 0: # yes
                 ret = True
diff --git a/tests/test-record.t b/tests/test-record.t
--- a/tests/test-record.t
+++ b/tests/test-record.t
@@ -673,15 +673,15 @@ Help, quit
   diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
   examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynesfdaq?] 
-  y - record this change
-  n - skip this change
+  y - yes, record this change
+  n - no, skip this change
   e - edit this change manually
   s - skip remaining changes to this file
   f - record remaining changes to this file
   d - done, skip remaining changes and files
   a - record all changes to all remaining files
   q - quit, recording no changes
-  ? - display help
+  ? - ? (display help)
   examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynesfdaq?] 
   abort: user quit
   [255]