diff --git a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
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--- a/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
+++ b/docs/frequently-asked-questions.rst
@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ There are defaults for the storage location depending on which type
 of variable it concerns:
 
 * state variables are always in storage
-* function arguments are always in memory
-* local variables always reference storage
+* function arguments are in memory by default
+* local variables of struct, array or mapping type reference storage by default
+* local variables of value type (i.e. neither array, nor struct nor mapping) are stored in the stack
 
 Example::