diff --git a/src/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.md b/src/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.md
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--- a/src/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.md
+++ b/src/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.md
@@ -229,10 +229,35 @@ from under them! However, multiple immutable references are okay because no one
 who is just reading the data has the ability to affect anyone else’s reading of
 the data.
 
-Even though these errors may be frustrating at times, remember that it’s the
-Rust compiler pointing out a potential bug early (at compile time rather than
-at runtime) and showing you exactly where the problem is. Then you don’t have
-to track down why your data isn’t what you thought it was.
+Note that a reference's scope starts from where it is introduced and continues
+through the last time that reference is used. For instance, this code will
+compile because the last usage of the immutable references occurs before the
+mutable reference is introduced:
+
+<!-- This example is being ignored because there's a bug in rustdoc making the
+edition2018 not work. The bug is currently fixed in nightly, so when we update
+the book to >= 1.35, `ignore` can be removed from this example. -->
+
+```rust,edition2018,ignore
+let mut s = String::from("hello");
+
+let r1 = &s; // no problem
+let r2 = &s; // no problem
+println!("{} and {}", r1, r2);
+// r1 and r2 are no longer used after this point
+
+let r3 = &mut s; // no problem
+println!("{}", r3);
+```
+
+The scopes of the immutable references `r1` and `r2` end after the `println!`
+where they are last used, which is before the mutable reference `r3` is
+created. These scopes don't overlap, so this code is allowed.
+
+Even though borrowing errors may be frustrating at times, remember that it’s
+the Rust compiler pointing out a potential bug early (at compile time rather
+than at runtime) and showing you exactly where the problem is. Then you don’t
+have to track down why your data isn’t what you thought it was.
 
 ### Dangling References