diff --git a/book/exercises/008.md b/book/exercises/008.md
index 3068f1f..152ff39 100644
--- a/book/exercises/008.md
+++ b/book/exercises/008.md
@@ -15,14 +15,16 @@ To help you illustrate your content, it can be sueful to add some type of visual
 
 5. Copy this syntax and adjust the file name, width, alignment and caption.
 
-    ```{figure} figures/<new_figure>.PNG
-    ---
-    width: 80%
-    align: center
-    name: my_new_figure
-    ---
-    <caption>
-    ```
+```md
+```{figure} figures/<new_figure>.PNG
+---
+width: 80%
+align: center
+name: my_new_figure
+---
+<caption>
+```
+```
 
 ```{Warning}
 Make sure the file extension of your figure is correct because markdown differentiates capital letters!
diff --git a/book/exercises/009.md b/book/exercises/009.md
index 9f389b4..9747022 100644
--- a/book/exercises/009.md
+++ b/book/exercises/009.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It can be really useful to refer to a specific section in your book  while worki
 
 1. Navigate to the file you want to work in (for example `book/some_content/overview.md`) and make sure you're in the correct branch.
 
-2. Identify the section you want to reference and name it between brackets for example `exercise_`1.
+2. Identify the section you want to reference and name it between brackets for example `exercise_1`.
 
 ```
 (exercise_1)=
@@ -18,21 +18,28 @@ Let's start with the most basic edit: add some text to a file and see that the w
 
 ```
 
-3. Referencing
+3. There are three types of referencing:
 
-There are three types of referencing:
-
-* If you want to refernce in line you can use:
+* You can use the standard title text which will be the title after the target header
 
 My favourite exercise was {ref}`exercise_1`.
 
 ```
 My favourte exercise was {ref}`exercise_1`.
 ```
-* You can also specify the in-line text of the target (aka what the link will say):
+* You can also specify the title text of the target header (aka specify what the link will say):
 
-{ref}`Best exercise <exercise_1>`
+My favourite exercise was {ref}`the first one <exercise_1>`.
 
-* Another alternative is to use Markdown syntax:
+```
+My favourite exercise was {ref}`the first one <exercise_1>`.
+```
+
+* You can also use Markdown syntax, then the title text is also fully customizable.
+
+My favourite exercise was [this one](exercise_1).
+
+```
+My favourite exercise was [this one](exercise_1).
+```
 
-[Best exercose](exercise_1)
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