diff --git a/elisp.html.markdown b/elisp.html.markdown
index 85a337d6..1d76ea88 100644
--- a/elisp.html.markdown
+++ b/elisp.html.markdown
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ filename: learn-emacs-lisp.el
 ;; Let's format a string:
 (format "Hello %s!\n" "visitor")
 
-;; %s is a place-holder for a string, replaced by "Alice".
+;; %s is a place-holder for a string, replaced by "visitor".
 ;; \n is the newline character.
 
 ;; Let's refine our function by using format: