diff --git a/_tour/basics.md b/_tour/basics.md
index f5acd95ab3..2ba7e70655 100644
--- a/_tour/basics.md
+++ b/_tour/basics.md
@@ -222,15 +222,15 @@ Instances of case classes are compared by value, not by reference:
 
 ```scala mdoc
 if (point == anotherPoint) {
-  println(point + " and " + anotherPoint + " are the same.")
+  println(s"$point and $anotherPoint are the same.")
 } else {
-  println(point + " and " + anotherPoint + " are different.")
+  println(s"$point and $anotherPoint are different.")
 } // Point(1,2) and Point(1,2) are the same.
 
 if (point == yetAnotherPoint) {
-  println(point + " and " + yetAnotherPoint + " are the same.")
+  println(s"$point and $yetAnotherPoint are the same.")
 } else {
-  println(point + " and " + yetAnotherPoint + " are different.")
+  println(s"$point and $yetAnotherPoint are different.")
 } // Point(1,2) and Point(2,2) are different.
 ```