diff --git a/actionmailer/README.rdoc b/actionmailer/README.rdoc
index cf10bfffdb38a726ee7fd18c7582e658db21130a..59c33b794045a18d79691cdcd045bfef69cb954d 100644
--- a/actionmailer/README.rdoc
+++ b/actionmailer/README.rdoc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Note that every value you set with this method will get over written if you use
 Example:
 
   class AuthenticationMailer < ActionMailer::Base
-    default :from => "awesome@application.com", :subject => Proc.new { "E-mail was generated at #{Time.now}" }
+    default from: "awesome@application.com", subject: Proc.new { "E-mail was generated at #{Time.now}" }
     .....
   end
 
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ Example:
     def receive(email)
       page = Page.find_by_address(email.to.first)
       page.emails.create(
-        :subject => email.subject, :body => email.body
+        subject: email.subject, body: email.body
       )
 
       if email.has_attachments?
         email.attachments.each do |attachment| 
           page.attachments.create({
-            :file => attachment, :description => email.subject
+            file: attachment, description: email.subject
           })
         end
       end
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ a limited number of email.
 The Base class has the full list of configuration options. Here's an example:
 
   ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
-    :address        => 'smtp.yourserver.com', # default: localhost
-    :port           => '25',                  # default: 25
-    :user_name      => 'user',
-    :password       => 'pass',
-    :authentication => :plain                 # :plain, :login or :cram_md5
+    address:        'smtp.yourserver.com', # default: localhost
+    port:           '25',                  # default: 25
+    user_name:      'user',
+    password:       'pass',
+    authentication: :plain                 # :plain, :login or :cram_md5
   }
 
 
diff --git a/activemodel/README.rdoc b/activemodel/README.rdoc
index b4565b58818b595eb9824eaac32ce5ed1f68ec5a..fc34d69ff6ca660931a2726f4824a4b2879fcbc6 100644
--- a/activemodel/README.rdoc
+++ b/activemodel/README.rdoc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ to integrate with Action Pack out of the box: <tt>ActiveModel::Model</tt>.
       validates_presence_of :name
     end
 
-    person = Person.new(:name => 'bob', :age => '18')
+    person = Person.new(name: 'bob', age: '18')
     person.name # => 'bob'
     person.age # => '18'
     person.valid? # => true