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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile index 0b89021392..6c8aa668b2 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ For example, the following HTTP request: <tt>DELETE /photos/17</tt> -refers to a photo resource with an ID of 17 and indicates an action to be taken -upon it: deletion. REST is a natural web application architecture which Rails -abstracts, shielding you from RESTful complexities and browser quirks. +would be understood to refer to a photo resource with the ID of 17, and to +indicate a desired action - deleting that resource. REST is a natural style for +the architecture of web applications, and Rails hooks into this shielding you +from many of the RESTful complexities and browser quirks. If you'd like more details on REST as an architectural style, these resources are more approachable than Fielding's thesis: |