diff --git a/_overviews/scala-book/anonymous-functions.md b/_overviews/scala-book/anonymous-functions.md
index c8e1b4942b..b8e7fdd0cb 100644
--- a/_overviews/scala-book/anonymous-functions.md
+++ b/_overviews/scala-book/anonymous-functions.md
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ val doubledInts = ints.map((i: Int) => i * 2)
 val doubledInts = ints.map(i => i * 2)
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-All three lines have exactly the same meaning: Double each element in `list` to create a new list, `doubledInts`.
+All three lines have exactly the same meaning: Double each element in `ints` to create a new list, `doubledInts`.
 
->The `_` character in Scala is something of a wildcard character. You’ll see it used in several different places. In this case it’s a shorthand way of saying, “An element from the list, `list`.”
+>The `_` character in Scala is something of a wildcard character. You’ll see it used in several different places. In this case it’s a shorthand way of saying, “An element from the list, `ints`.”
 
 Before going any further, it’s worth mentioning that this `map` example is the equivalent of this Java code: