diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2f6564c..4c38df9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ The following sections outline a _reasonable_ style guide for modern JavaScript
     function q(s) {
       return document.querySelectorAll(s);
     }
-    var i,a=[],els=q("#foo");
+    var i,a=[],els=q(".foo");
     for(i=0;i<els.length;i++){a.push(els[i]);}
     ```
 
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ The following sections outline a _reasonable_ style guide for modern JavaScript
 
     var idx = 0,
       elements = [],
-      matches = query("#foo"),
+      matches = query(".foo"),
       length = matches.length;
 
     for ( ; idx < length; idx++ ) {