diff --git a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/App.svelte b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/App.svelte
index ee542f789d..7c04e439a3 100644
--- a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/App.svelte
+++ b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/App.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 	import Incrementer from './Incrementer.svelte';
 	import Decrementer from './Decrementer.svelte';
 	import Resetter from './Resetter.svelte';
 
-	let count_value;
+	let counterValue;
 
-	const unsubscribe = count.subscribe(value => {
-		count_value = value;
+	const unsubscribe = counter.subscribe(value => {
+		counterValue = value;
 	});
 </script>
 
-<h1>The count is {count_value}</h1>
+<h1>The counter is {counterValue}</h1>
 
 <Incrementer/>
 <Decrementer/>
diff --git a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Decrementer.svelte b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Decrementer.svelte
index 043b795047..2456344c56 100644
--- a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Decrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Decrementer.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function decrement() {
-		count.update(n => n - 1);
+		counter.update(n => n - 1);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Incrementer.svelte b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Incrementer.svelte
index 2b5763012b..8274287742 100644
--- a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Incrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Incrementer.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function increment() {
-		count.update(n => n + 1);
+		counter.update(n => n + 1);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Resetter.svelte b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Resetter.svelte
index 4183421e51..8882e35d57 100644
--- a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Resetter.svelte
+++ b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/Resetter.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function reset() {
-		count.set(0);
+		counter.set(0);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/stores.js b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/stores.js
index 143e0c99f0..cdd10e573b 100644
--- a/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/stores.js
+++ b/site/content/examples/07-stores/00-writable-stores/stores.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-export const count = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
+export const counter = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
index f2a4023f25..802ccc5da3 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 	import Incrementer from './Incrementer.svelte';
 	import Decrementer from './Decrementer.svelte';
 	import Resetter from './Resetter.svelte';
 
-	let count_value;
+	let counterValue;
 
-	count.subscribe(value => {
-		count_value = value;
+	counter.subscribe(value => {
+		counterValue = value;
 	});
 </script>
 
-<h1>The count is {count_value}</h1>
+<h1>The counter is {counterValue}</h1>
 
 <Incrementer/>
 <Decrementer/>
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Decrementer.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Decrementer.svelte
index 9bd4422f49..3e1041b7ff 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Decrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Decrementer.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function decrement() {
 		// TODO decrement the count
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Incrementer.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Incrementer.svelte
index 3581f243d8..2bafe8e5c1 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Incrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Incrementer.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function increment() {
 		// TODO increment the count
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Resetter.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Resetter.svelte
index b4a6b7559b..1f062b2c39 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Resetter.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/Resetter.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function reset() {
 		// TODO reset the count
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/stores.js b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/stores.js
index 143e0c99f0..cdd10e573b 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/stores.js
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/stores.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-export const count = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
+export const counter = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/App.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/App.svelte
index c77563e354..7d8723fcff 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/App.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/App.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 	import Incrementer from './Incrementer.svelte';
 	import Decrementer from './Decrementer.svelte';
 	import Resetter from './Resetter.svelte';
 
-	let count_value;
+	let counterValue;
 
-	count.subscribe(value => {
-		count_value = value;
+	counter.subscribe(value => {
+		counterValue = value;
 	});
 </script>
 
-<h1>The count is {count_value}</h1>
+<h1>The counter is {counterValue}</h1>
 
 <Incrementer/>
 <Decrementer/>
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Decrementer.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Decrementer.svelte
index 043b795047..2456344c56 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Decrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Decrementer.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function decrement() {
-		count.update(n => n - 1);
+		counter.update(n => n - 1);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Incrementer.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Incrementer.svelte
index 2b5763012b..8274287742 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Incrementer.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Incrementer.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function increment() {
-		count.update(n => n + 1);
+		counter.update(n => n + 1);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Resetter.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Resetter.svelte
index 4183421e51..8882e35d57 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Resetter.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/Resetter.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-	import { count } from './stores.js';
+	import { counter } from './stores.js';
 
 	function reset() {
-		count.set(0);
+		counter.set(0);
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/stores.js b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/stores.js
index 143e0c99f0..cdd10e573b 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/stores.js
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-b/stores.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-export const count = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
+export const counter = writable(0);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
index 247ef86e8d..a6f3669100 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ title: Writable stores
 
 Not all application state belongs inside your application's component hierarchy. Sometimes, you'll have values that need to be accessed by multiple unrelated components, or by a regular JavaScript module.
 
-In Svelte, we do this with *stores*. A store is simply an object with a `subscribe` method that allows interested parties to be notified whenever the store value changes. In `App.svelte`, `count` is a store, and we're setting `count_value` in the `count.subscribe` callback.
+In Svelte, we do this with *stores*. A store is simply an object with a `subscribe` method that allows interested parties to be notified whenever the store value changes. In `App.svelte`, `counter` is a store, and we're setting `counterValue` in the `counter.subscribe` callback.
 
-Click the `stores.js` tab to see the definition of `count`. It's a *writable* store, which means it has `set` and `update` methods in addition to `subscribe`.
+Click the `stores.js` tab to see the definition of `counter`. It's a *writable* store, which means it has `set` and `update` methods in addition to `subscribe`.
 
 Now go to the `Incrementer.svelte` tab so that we can wire up the `+` button:
 
 ```js
 function increment() {
-	count.update(n => n + 1);
+	counter.update(n => n + 1);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ Finally, in `Resetter.svelte`, implement `reset`:
 
 ```js
 function reset() {
-	count.set(0);
+	counter.set(0);
 }
 ```