diff --git a/lib/erb.rb b/lib/erb.rb
index 36622c44b6..a950aec84e 100644
--- a/lib/erb.rb
+++ b/lib/erb.rb
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class ERB
   # <i>Generates</i>:
   #
   #   #coding:UTF-8
-  #   _erbout=+''; _erbout.<< -"Got "; _erbout.<<(( obj ).to_s); _erbout.<< -"!\n"; _erbout
+  #   _erbout=+''; _erbout.<<(-"Got "); _erbout.<<(( obj ).to_s); _erbout.<<(-"!\n"); _erbout
   #
   # By default the output is sent to the print method.  For example:
   #
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class ERB
   # <i>Generates</i>:
   #
   #   #coding:UTF-8
-  #   print "Got "; print(( obj ).to_s); print "!\n"
+  #   print(-"Got "); print(( obj ).to_s); print(-"!\n")
   #
   # == Evaluation
   #