diff --git a/docs/07-forms.md b/docs/07-forms.md
index 9cdc0d27a..28b04bede 100644
--- a/docs/07-forms.md
+++ b/docs/07-forms.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Since this method describes the view at any point in time, the value of the text
 In HTML, the value of `<textarea>` is usually set using its children:
 
 ```html
-  <!-- counterexample: DO NOT DO THIS! -->
+  <!-- antipattern: DO NOT DO THIS! -->
   <textarea name="description">This is the description.</textarea>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/08.1-more-about-refs.md b/docs/08.1-more-about-refs.md
index 31348fccb..9cd8ac354 100644
--- a/docs/08.1-more-about-refs.md
+++ b/docs/08.1-more-about-refs.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Notice how, in this example, we want to "tell" the input something - something t
 This means that you should never "hold onto" something that you return from `render()` and then expect it to be anything meaningful.
 
 ```javascript
-  // counterexample: DO NOT DO THIS!
+  // antipattern: This won't work.
   render: function() {
     var myInput = <input />;          // I'm going to try to call methods on this
     this.rememberThisInput = myInput; // input at some point in the future! YAY!
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ This means that you should never "hold onto" something that you return from `ren
   }
 ```
 
-In this counterexample, the `<input />` is merely a *description* of an `<input />`. This description is used to create a *real* **backing instance** for the `<input />`.
+In this example, the `<input />` is merely a *description* of an `<input />`. This description is used to create a *real* **backing instance** for the `<input />`.
 
 So how do we talk to the *real* backing instance of the input?