Is a little confusing naming the variable as the abstract. At first I was thinking that cat::Lion means that you are waiting for a Lion type of super type Cat

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/julia.html.markdown b/julia.html.markdown
index d1e17a26..4e89bea5 100644
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@@ -575,15 +575,15 @@ end
 # For a non-constructor example, let's make a function meow:
 
 # Definitions for Lion, Panther, Tiger
-function meow(cat::Lion)
-  cat.roar # access type properties using dot notation
+function meow(animal::Lion)
+  animal.roar # access type properties using dot notation
 end
 
-function meow(cat::Panther)
+function meow(animal::Panther)
   "grrr"
 end
 
-function meow(cat::Tiger)
+function meow(animal::Tiger)
   "rawwwr"
 end