From 4265f2eaa50b9783059bc84c3f8d2d4001fa9b7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xavier Noria <fxn@hashref.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:10:13 -0700
Subject: sync the getting started guide with master

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 railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile')

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:
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