1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md
index 621d2222ff..37790c62b1 100644
--- a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md
+++ b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ line of code you can add the same kind of validation to several attributes.
 All of them accept the `:on` and `:message` options, which define when the
 validation should be run and what message should be added to the `errors`
 collection if it fails, respectively. The `:on` option takes one of the values
-`:save` (the default), `:create`  or `:update`. There is a default error
+`:save` (the default), `:create` or `:update`. There is a default error
 message for each one of the validation helpers. These messages are used when
 the `:message` option isn't specified. Let's take a look at each one of the
 available helpers.
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ given regular expression, which is specified using the `:with` option.
 ```ruby
 class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :legacy_code, format: { with: /\A[a-zA-Z]+\z/,
-    message: "Only letters allowed" }
+    message: "only allows letters" }
 end
 ```
 
@@ -677,13 +677,13 @@ class GoodnessValidator
   def initialize(person)
     @person = person
   end
-  
+
   def validate
     if some_complex_condition_involving_ivars_and_private_methods?
       @person.errors[:base] << "This person is evil"
     end
   end
-  
+
   # …
 end
 ```
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :title, length: { is: 5 }, allow_blank: true
 end
 
-Topic.create("title" => "").valid?  # => true
-Topic.create("title" => nil).valid? # => true
+Topic.create(title: "").valid?  # => true
+Topic.create(title: nil).valid? # => true
 ```
 
 ### `:message`