diff --git a/SC2086.md b/SC2086.md
index 7f59d84..d1650e4 100644
--- a/SC2086.md
+++ b/SC2086.md
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ Strictly speaking, only expansions themselves need to be quoted, but for stylist
 ```sh
 $HOME/$dir/dist/bin/$file        # Unquoted (bad)
 "$HOME"/"$dir"/dist/bin/"$file"  # Minimal quoting (good)
-"${HOME}/${dir}/dist/bin/${file}"      # Canonical quoting (good)
+"$HOME/$dir/dist/bin/$file"      # Canonical quoting (good)
 ```
 
-When quoting composite arguments, make sure to exclude globs and brace expansions, which lose their special meaning in double quotes: `"${HOME}/${dir}/src/*.c"` will not expand, but `"${HOME}/${dir}/src"/*.c` will.
+When quoting composite arguments, make sure to exclude globs and brace expansions, which lose their special meaning in double quotes: `"$HOME/$dir/src/*.c"` will not expand, but `"$HOME/$dir/src"/*.c` will.
 
 Note that `$( )` starts a new context, and variables in it have to be quoted independently:
 
 ```sh
-echo "This ${variable} is quoted $(but this ${variable} is not)"
-echo "This ${variable} is quoted $(and now this "$variable" is too)"
+echo "This $variable is quoted $(but this $variable is not)"
+echo "This $variable is quoted $(and now this "$variable" is too)"
 ```
 
 ### Exceptions