diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
index 92ff3380b0..f1ea14fc29 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
   # following loop for names:
   #
   #   <b>Names of all the people</b>
-  #   <% for person in @people %>
+  #   <% @people.each do |person| %>
   #     Name: <%= person.name %><br/>
   #   <% end %>
   #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
index cd3f130dc4..b823dbcf6a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module ActionView
   #
   #   <%= render :partial => "account", :locals => { :account => @buyer } %>
   #
-  #   <% for ad in @advertisements %>
+  #   <% @advertisements.each do |ad| %>
   #     <%= render :partial => "ad", :locals => { :ad => ad } %>
   #   <% end %>
   #
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ module ActionView
   #
   # The <tt>:object</tt> option can be used to directly specify which object is rendered into the partial;
   # useful when the template's object is elsewhere, in a different ivar or in a local variable for instance.
-  # 
+  #
   # Revisiting a previous example we could have written this code:
-  # 
+  #
   #   <%= render :partial => "account", :object => @buyer %>
   #
-  #   <% for ad in @advertisements %>
+  #   <% @advertisements.each do |ad| %>
   #     <%= render :partial => "ad", :object => ad %>
   #   <% end %>
   #
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module ActionView
   # +partial_name_counter+. In the case of the example above, the template would be fed +ad_counter+.
   #
   # The <tt>:as</tt> option may be used when rendering partials.
-  # 
+  #
   # You can specify a partial to be rendered between elements via the <tt>:spacer_template</tt> option.
   # The following example will render <tt>advertiser/_ad_divider.html.erb</tt> between each ad partial:
   #