diff --git a/docs/style-guide.rst b/docs/style-guide.rst
index 3b76273cc..2260a1759 100644
--- a/docs/style-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/style-guide.rst
@@ -1256,8 +1256,8 @@ Avoiding Naming Collisions
 
 * ``singleTrailingUnderscore_``
 
-This convention is suggested when the desired name collides with that of a
-built-in or otherwise reserved name.
+This convention is suggested when the desired name collides with that of
+an existing state variable, function, built-in or otherwise reserved name.
 
 .. _style_guide_natspec: