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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
index de1da06d6..144b362f5 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ should be separated with an underscore, and not CamelCased.
Class methods should be entirely lowercased and named to clearly
indicate their function, preferably including a verb. Try to avoid
-overly long and verbose names.
+overly long and verbose names. Multiple words should be separated
+with an underscore.
**INCORRECT**::
@@ -247,10 +248,10 @@ uppercase.
Logical Operators
=================
-Use of the **\|\|** *OR* comparison operator is discouraged, as its clarity
+Use of the ``||`` "or" comparison operator is discouraged, as its clarity
on some output devices is low (looking like the number 11, for instance).
-**&&** is preferred over **AND** but either are acceptable, and a space should
-always precede and follow **!**.
+``&&`` is preferred over ``AND`` but either are acceptable, and a space should
+always precede and follow ``!``.
**INCORRECT**::
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ Debugging Code
==============
Do not leave debugging code in your submissions, even when commented out.
-Things such as var_dump(), print_r(), die() or exit() should not be included
+Things such as ``var_dump()``, ``print_r()``, ``die()``/``exit()`` should not be included
in your code unless it serves a specific purpose other than debugging.
Whitespace in Files
@@ -351,9 +352,8 @@ One File per Class
==================
Use separate files for each class, unless the classes are *closely related*.
-An example of CodeIgniter files that contains multiple classes is the
-Database class file, which contains both the DB class and the DB_Cache
-class.
+An example of a CodeIgniter file that contains multiple classes is the
+Xmlrpc library file.
Whitespace
==========