diff --git a/CodeConventions.md b/CodeConventions.md
index d2e5cd7..3a1e272 100644
--- a/CodeConventions.md
+++ b/CodeConventions.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ end
 
 Good:
 ```lua
-function f(arg1, ...)
-  checkArg(1, arg1, "string")
-  if arg1 then
+function f(name, ...)
+  checkArg(1, name, "string")
+  if name then
     local result = 1
     -- We extrapolate the b-spline of the non-euclidean space to
     -- determine the fraction of potential failures encountered.