diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index ea870323c7..f185089a65 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -111,14 +111,19 @@ $this is not defined.
   <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.basic.new">
    <title>new</title>
    <para>
-    To create an instance of a class, a new object must be created and
-    assigned to a variable.  An object will always be assigned when
-    creating a new object unless the object has a
+    To create an instance of a class, the <literal>new</literal> keyword must
+    be used.  An object will always be created when unless the object has a
     <link linkend="language.oop5.decon">constructor</link> defined that throws an
     <link linkend="language.exceptions">exception</link> on error. Classes
     should be defined before instantiation (and in some cases this is a
     requirement).
    </para>
+   <para>
+    If a <type>string</type> containing the name of a class is used with
+    <literal>new</literal>, a new instance of that class will be created. If
+    the class is in a namespace, its fully qualified name must be used when
+    doing this.
+   </para>
    <example>
     <title>Creating an instance</title>
     <programlisting role="php">