diff --git a/lisp/ob-table.el b/lisp/ob-table.el
index b9d95049f..f636415d9 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-table.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-table.el
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ results
 
 NOTE: by default string variable names are interpreted as
 references to source-code blocks, to force interpretation of a
-cell's value as a string, prefix the identifier with two \"$\"s
-rather than a single \"$\" (i.e. \"$$2\" instead of \"$2\" in the
-example above.
+cell's value as a string, prefix the identifier a \"$\" (e.g.,
+\"$$2\" instead of \"$2\" or \"$@2$2\" instead of \"@2$2\").
 
 NOTE: it is also possible to pass header arguments to the code
 block.  In this case a table cell should hold the string value of