diff --git a/example.cfg b/example.cfg
index f50ba2e..524cb62 100644
--- a/example.cfg
+++ b/example.cfg
@@ -20,18 +20,22 @@ status_path = ~/.vdirsyncer/status/
 a = bob_contacts_local
 b = bob_contacts_remote
 
-# collections are addressbooks, calendars etc to be synced. The comma-separated
-# values in this parameter are representing subdirectories, are added as URL
-# segment or similar.
+# If you want to synchronize several addressbooks, calendars etc that share
+# the same storage location and differ only in a suffix to this location
+# (i.e., a subdirectory) you can use collections. The comma-separated values
+# in this parameter represent these subdirectories and are added as URL
+# segments or similar.
 
-# In this example, it means that
+# Together with the definition of the following two `[storage]` blocks below
+# in this example it means that
 #   - https://owncloud.example.com/remote.php/carddav/addressbooks/bob/default/
 #     will get synced with ~/.contacts/default/
 #   - https://owncloud.example.com/remote.php/carddav/addressbooks/bob/work/
 #     will get synced with ~/.contacts/work/
 
-# Omitting this parameter implies that the given path and URL are already
-# pointing to a collection each.
+# Omitting this parameter implies that the given path and URL in the
+# corresponding `[storage <name>]` blocks are already pointing to a
+# collection each.
 collections = default,work
 
 # conflict_resolution = None  # abort when collisions occur (default)