diff --git a/doc/Language/functions.pod6 b/doc/Language/functions.pod6
index 885a66a9e..8ebe3bc01 100644
--- a/doc/Language/functions.pod6
+++ b/doc/Language/functions.pod6
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ The sub declarator returns a value of type L<Sub|/type/Sub> that can be stored
 in any container:
 
     my &c = sub { say "Look ma, no name!" }
-    c;
+    c;     # OUTPUT: «Look ma, no name!␤»
 
-    my Any:D $f = sub { say '$f' }
-    $f;
+    my Any:D $f = sub { say 'Still nameless...' }
+    $f();  # OUTPUT: «Still nameless...␤»
 
     my Code \a = sub { say ‚raw containers don't implement postcircumfix:<( )>‘ };
-    a.();
+    a.();  # OUTPUT: «raw containers don't implement postcircumfix:<( )>␤»
 
 The declarator C<sub> will declare a new name in the current scope at compile
 time. As such any indirection has to be resolved at compile time: