diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/app.component.html b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/app.component.html
index 5a567265fb..f983716ee4 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/app.component.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/app.component.html
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ button</button>
 <!-- `myClick` is an event on the custom `MyClickDirective` -->
 
 <!-- #docregion my-click -->
-<div myClick (myClick)="clickity=$event">click with myClick</div>
+<div myClick (myClick)="clickMessage=$event">click with myClick</div>
 <!-- #enddocregion my-click -->
 <!-- #enddocregion event-binding-3 -->
-{{clickity}}
+{{clickMessage}}
 </div>
 
 
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ After setClasses(), the classes are "{{classDiv.className}}"
 </hero-detail>
 <!-- #enddocregion io-2 -->
 
-<div myClick2 (myClick)="clicked2=$event">myClick2</div>
-{{clicked2}}
+<div myClick2 (myClick)="clickMessage2=$event">myClick2</div>
+{{clickMessage2}}
 
 <!-- Pipes -->
 <hr><h2>Pipes</h2>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts
index 88901da46b..32e708cb9e 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import {Directive,  Output, ElementRef, EventEmitter} from 'angular2/core';
 @Directive({selector:'[myClick]'})
 export class MyClickDirective {
   // #docregion my-click-output-1
-  @Output('myClick') clicks = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  @Output('myClick') clicks = new EventEmitter<string>(); //  @Output(alias) propertyName = ...
  // #enddocregion my-click-output-1
+ 
   constructor(el: ElementRef){
     el.nativeElement
       .addEventListener('click', (event:Event) => {
-        this.clicks.emit('Click!');
+        this._toggle = !this._toggle;
+        this.clicks.emit(this._toggle ? 'Click!' : '');
       });
   }
+  _toggle = false;
 }
 
 // #docregion my-click-output-2
@@ -19,15 +22,18 @@ export class MyClickDirective {
 // #enddocregion my-click-output-2
   selector:'[myClick2]',
 // #docregion my-click-output-2
-  outputs:['clicks:myClick']
+  outputs:['clicks:myClick']  // propertyName:alias
 })
 // #enddocregion my-click-output-2
 export class MyClickDirective2 {
   clicks = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  
   constructor(el: ElementRef){
     el.nativeElement
       .addEventListener('click', (event:Event) => {
-        this.clicks.emit('Click!');
+        this._toggle = !this._toggle;
+        this.clicks.emit(this._toggle ? 'Click2!' : '');
       });
   }
+  _toggle = false;  
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/template-syntax.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/template-syntax.jade
index 498c7cad44..2b18d3b9e0 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/template-syntax.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/template-syntax.jade
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
   We write template expressions in a language that looks like JavaScript. 
   Many JavaScript expressions are legal template expressions but not all.
   JavaScript expressions that have or promote side-effects are prohibited including:
-  * assignment (`=`)
+  * assignments (`=`, `+=`, `-=`)
   * the `new` operator
   * chaining expressions with `;` or `,`
   * increment and decrement operators, `++` and `--`.
@@ -191,11 +191,12 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
 :marked
   Angular template statements are also written in a language that looks like JavaScript.
   The template statement parser is different than the template expression parser and 
-  specifically supports both assignment (=) and chaining expressions with semicolons (;) and commas (,).
+  specifically supports both basic assignment (=) and chaining expressions with semicolons (;) and commas (,).
   
   However, certain JavaScript syntax is not allowed:
   * the `new` operator
   * increment and decrement operators, `++` and `--`
+  * operator assignment, e.g. `+=`, `-=`
   * bit-wise operators, `|` and `&`
   * the [template expression operators](#expression-operators)
   
@@ -1172,28 +1173,30 @@ figure.image-display
 
   This is frequently the case with [Attribute Directives](attribute-directives.html).
   Directive consumers expect to bind to the name of the directive.
-  For example, we expect to bind to the `myClick` event property of the `MyClickDirective`.
-
-  The directive name is often a poor choice for the the internal property name
-  because it rarely describes what the property does.
-  `myClick` is not a good name for a property that emits click events.
-
-  Fortunately, we can have a public name for the property that meets conventional expectations
-  and use a different name internally
-  by providing a public alias for the internal property name in the decorator like this:
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts', 'my-click-output-1')(format=".")
-:marked
-  Now the directive name, `myClick`, is the public facing property name to which we can bind
+  For example, when we apply a directive with a `myClick` selector to a `<div>` tag,
+  we expect to bind to an event property that is also called `myClick`.
 +makeExample('template-syntax/ts/app/app.component.html', 'my-click')(format=".")
 :marked
-  while inside the directive, the property is known as `clicks`.
+  However, the directive name is often a poor choice for the the name of a property within the directive class.
+  The directive name rarely describes what the property does.
+  The `myClick` directive name is not a good name for a property that emits click messages.
+
+  Fortunately, we can have a public name for the property that meets conventional expectations
+  while using a different name internally.
+  In the example immediately above, we are actually binding *through the* `myClick` *alias* to 
+  the directive's own `clicks` property.
+  
+  We can specify the alias for the property name by passing it into the input/output decorator like this: 
+
++makeExample('template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts', 'my-click-output-1')(format=".")
+:marked
+
   
-  With aliasing we please both the directive consumer and the directive author.
 .l-sub-section
   :marked
-    We can alias property names in the `inputs` and `outputs` arrays as well.
-    We write a colon-delimited string with
-    the internal property name on the left and the public name on the right:
+    We can also alias property names in the `inputs` and `outputs` arrays.
+    We write a *colon-delimited* (:) string with
+    the directive property name on the *left* and the public alias on the *right*:
   +makeExample('template-syntax/ts/app/my-click.directive.ts', 'my-click-output-2')(format=".")
 
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