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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ when templates are invalid. You can enable this new parser like this:
 
 ```ruby
 Liquid::Template.error_mode = :strict # Raises a SyntaxError when invalid syntax is used
-Liquid::Template.error_mode = :warn # Adds errors to template.errors but continues as normal
+Liquid::Template.error_mode = :warn # Adds strict errors to template.errors but continues as normal
 Liquid::Template.error_mode = :lax # The default mode, accepts almost anything.
 ```