diff --git a/content/05-variables.md b/content/05-variables.md
index 44531f8..79cf9e8 100644
--- a/content/05-variables.md
+++ b/content/05-variables.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% block body%}
 
-Variables in PHP always have a dollar sign `$` at the start of their names, and you declare a variable by assigning a
+Variables in PHP always have a dollar sign like `$` at the start of their names, and you declare a variable by assigning a
 value to it. PHP *interpolates* double-quoted strings with variables. Edit hello.php to use a variable:
 
 ```php
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ $planetPopulations = [
 
 echo "The population of Earth is {$planetPopulations['Earth']}.\n";
 ```
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}