diff --git a/hello-world.md b/hello-world.md
index 5c110a97c..f24cafef2 100644
--- a/hello-world.md
+++ b/hello-world.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
     want := "Hello, world"
 
     if got != want {
-        t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+        t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ We're declaring some variables with the syntax `varName := value`, which lets us
 
 #### `t.Errorf`
 
-We are calling the `Errorf` _method_ on our `t` which will print out a message and fail the test. The `f` stands for format which allows us to build a string with values inserted into the placeholder values `%s`. When you made the test fail it should be clear how it works.
+We are calling the `Errorf` _method_ on our `t` which will print out a message and fail the test. The `f` stands for format which allows us to build a string with values inserted into the placeholder values `%q`. When you made the test fail it should be clear how it works.
+
+You can read more about the placeholder strings in the [fmt go doc](https://golang.org/pkg/fmt/#hdr-Printing). For tests `%q` is very useful as it wraps your values in double quotes.
 
 We will later explore the difference between methods and functions.
 
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
     want := "Hello, Chris"
 
     if got != want {
-        t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+        t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
         want := "Hello, Chris"
 
         if got != want {
-            t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+            t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
         }
     })
 
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
         want := "Hello, World"
 
         if got != want {
-            t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+            t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
         }
     })
 
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
     assertCorrectMessage := func(t *testing.T, got, want string) {
         t.Helper()
         if got != want {
-            t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+            t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hello-world/v2/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v2/hello_test.go
index 6deed63b3..0531825af 100644
--- a/hello-world/v2/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v2/hello_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	want := "Hello, world"
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+		t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hello-world/v3/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v3/hello_test.go
index 66d190fda..c11ea0ce5 100644
--- a/hello-world/v3/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v3/hello_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	want := "Hello, Chris"
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+		t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hello-world/v4/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v4/hello_test.go
index 66d190fda..c11ea0ce5 100644
--- a/hello-world/v4/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v4/hello_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	want := "Hello, Chris"
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+		t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hello-world/v5/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v5/hello_test.go
index e871c461f..5f2e56712 100644
--- a/hello-world/v5/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v5/hello_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCorrectMessage := func(t *testing.T, got, want string) {
 		t.Helper()
 		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+			t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hello-world/v6/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v6/hello_test.go
index ca9f43349..02ac6fd3f 100644
--- a/hello-world/v6/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v6/hello_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCorrectMessage := func(t *testing.T, got, want string) {
 		t.Helper()
 		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+			t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hello-world/v7/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v7/hello_test.go
index de665ae02..d96cd9cf5 100644
--- a/hello-world/v7/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v7/hello_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCorrectMessage := func(got, want string) {
 		t.Helper()
 		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+			t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hello-world/v8/hello_test.go b/hello-world/v8/hello_test.go
index ca9f43349..02ac6fd3f 100644
--- a/hello-world/v8/hello_test.go
+++ b/hello-world/v8/hello_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func TestHello(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCorrectMessage := func(t *testing.T, got, want string) {
 		t.Helper()
 		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("got '%s' want '%s'", got, want)
+			t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
 		}
 	}