diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 869cbf5b2e5ca2b0d1832bd72f63714336cdb48c..36530d2b631138d8867876557d390c1bee853de6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -105,13 +105,14 @@ def becomes(klass)
# Updates a single attribute and saves the record.
# This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. Also note that
#
- # * validation is skipped
+ # * The attribute being updated must be a column name.
+ # * Validation is skipped
# * No callbacks are invoked
# * updated_at/updated_on column is updated if that column is available
- # * does not work on associations
- # * does not work on attr_accessor attributes. The attribute that is being updated must be column name.
- # * does not work on new record. record.new_record? should return false for this method to work.
- # * updates only the attribute that is input to the method. If there are other changed attributes then
+ # * Does not work on associations
+ # * Does not work on attr_accessor attributes.
+ # * Does not work on new record. record.new_record? should return false for this method to work.
+ # * Updates only the attribute that is input to the method. If there are other changed attributes then
# those attributes are left alone. In that case even after this method has done its work record.changed?
# will return true.
#