further clarification in 0fa69c3 based on a suggestion by @mschauer

JuliaLang · Dec 9, 2014 · 181a3ab · 181a3ab
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diff --git a/doc/manual/variables.rst b/doc/manual/variables.rst
@@ -148,5 +148,5 @@ adopt the following conventions:
  underscores.
 - Functions that write to their arguments have names that end in ``!``. 
  These are sometimes called "mutating" or "in-place" functions because
- their results include changes in their arguments after the
- function is called, not just the return value.
+ they are intended to produce changes in their arguments after the
+ function is called, not just return a value.