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diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 2fb0cd7c72..393ed671b0 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ Two very common sources of data that are not UTF-8: in the browser. This also applies to your i18n translation files. Most editors that do not already default to UTF-8 (such as some versions of Dreamweaver) offer a way to change the default to UTF-8. Do so. -* Your database. Rails defaults to converting data from your database into UTF-8 at +* Your database: Rails defaults to converting data from your database into UTF-8 at the boundary. However, if your database is not using UTF-8 internally, it may not be able to store all characters that your users enter. For instance, if your database is using Latin-1 internally, and your user enters a Russian, Hebrew, or Japanese |