diff --git a/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/main.go b/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/main.go
index 3b48ce9..55c1e4f 100644
--- a/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/main.go
+++ b/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package main
 // ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 func main() {
-	strings := []string{
+	words := []string{
 		"cool",
 		"güzel",
 		"jīntiān",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 		"read 🤓",
 	}
 
-	_ = strings
+	_ = words
 
 	// Print the byte and rune length of the strings
 	// Hint: Use len and utf8.RuneCountInString
diff --git a/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/solution/main.go b/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/solution/main.go
index ff4dade..e68c7c3 100644
--- a/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/solution/main.go
+++ b/19-strings-runes-bytes/exercises/03-rune-manipulator/solution/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	strings := []string{
+	words := []string{
 		"cool",
 		"güzel",
 		"jīntiān",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 		"read 🤓",
 	}
 
-	for _, s := range strings {
+	for _, s := range words {
 		fmt.Printf("%q\n", s)
 
 		// Print the byte and rune length of the strings