diff --git a/page/javascript-101/scope.md b/page/javascript-101/scope.md
index e1069e76..0d835f43 100644
--- a/page/javascript-101/scope.md
+++ b/page/javascript-101/scope.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ sayHello(); // "hello"
 console.log( foo ); // "world"
 ```
 
-When you reference a global variable within a function, that function can see changes to the variable value after the function is defined.
+When you reference a variable within a function, that function can see changes to the variable value after the function is defined.
 
 ```
 var myFunction = function() {