diff --git a/source/declarations.tex b/source/declarations.tex
index 446aebd3aa..caf5af06cf 100644
--- a/source/declarations.tex
+++ b/source/declarations.tex
@@ -4296,7 +4296,7 @@
 
 \pnum
 \begin{note}
-A local variable cannot be odr-used\iref{term.odr.use}
+A block variable with automatic storage duration cannot be odr-used\iref{term.odr.use}
 in a default argument.
 \end{note}
 \begin{example}
diff --git a/source/exceptions.tex b/source/exceptions.tex
index a462fe0bff..400d6b3766 100644
--- a/source/exceptions.tex
+++ b/source/exceptions.tex
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 constructed, but not yet destroyed,
 since the try block was entered.
 If an exception is thrown during the destruction of temporaries or
-local variables for a \keyword{return} statement\iref{stmt.return},
+block variables for a \keyword{return} statement\iref{stmt.return},
 the destructor for the returned object (if any) is also invoked.
 The objects are destroyed in the reverse order of the completion
 of their construction.
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@
 }
 \end{codeblock}
 At \#1, the returned object of type \tcode{A} is constructed.
-Then, the local variable \tcode{b} is destroyed\iref{stmt.jump}.
-Next, the local variable \tcode{y} is destroyed,
+Then, the block variable \tcode{b} is destroyed\iref{stmt.jump}.
+Next, the block variable \tcode{y} is destroyed,
 causing stack unwinding,
 resulting in the destruction of the returned object,
-followed by the destruction of the local variable \tcode{a}.
+followed by the destruction of the block variable \tcode{a}.
 Finally, the returned object is constructed again at \#2.
 \end{example}
 
diff --git a/source/statements.tex b/source/statements.tex
index 9940ee28de..4afca05d16 100644
--- a/source/statements.tex
+++ b/source/statements.tex
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 \end{bnf}
 
 \pnum
-\indextext{local variable!destruction of}%
+\indextext{block variable with automatic storage duration!destruction of}%
 \indextext{scope!destructor and exit from}%
 \begin{note}
 On exit from a scope (however accomplished), objects with automatic storage
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@
 The copy-initialization of the result of the call is sequenced before the
 destruction of temporaries at the end of the full-expression established
 by the operand of the \tcode{return} statement, which, in turn, is sequenced
-before the destruction of local variables\iref{stmt.jump} of the block
+before the destruction of block variables with automatic storage duration\iref{stmt.jump} of the block
 enclosing the \tcode{return} statement.
 
 \pnum
diff --git a/source/text.tex b/source/text.tex
index aa7f4c7634..c6628fdc70 100644
--- a/source/text.tex
+++ b/source/text.tex
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@
 
 \begin{description}
 \stage{1}
-The function initializes local variables via
+The function initializes block variables via
 \begin{codeblock}
 fmtflags flags = str.flags();
 fmtflags basefield = (flags & ios_base::basefield);
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@
 \stage{2}
 If \tcode{in == end} then stage 2 terminates.
 Otherwise a \tcode{charT} is taken from \tcode{in} and
-local variables are initialized as if by
+block variables are initialized as if by
 \begin{codeblock}
 char_type ct = *in;
 char c = src[find(atoms, atoms + sizeof(src) - 1, ct) - atoms];
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@
 \effects
 Writes characters to the sequence \tcode{out},
 formatting \tcode{val} as desired.
-In the following description, \tcode{loc} names a local variable initialized as
+In the following description, \tcode{loc} names a block variable initialized as
 \begin{codeblock}
 locale loc = str.getloc();
 \end{codeblock}
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@
 \begin{description}
 \stage{1}
 The first action of stage 1 is to determine a conversion specifier.
-The tables that describe this determination use the following local variables
+The tables that describe this determination use the following block variables
 
 \begin{codeblock}
 fmtflags flags = str.flags();
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@
 use_facet<ctype<charT>>(loc).widen(c)
 \end{codeblock}
 
-A local variable \tcode{punct} is initialized via
+A block variable \tcode{punct} is initialized via
 \begin{codeblock}
 const numpunct<charT>& punct = use_facet<numpunct<charT>>(loc);
 \end{codeblock}
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@
 Decimal point characters(.) are replaced by \tcode{punct.decimal_point()}.
 
 \stage{3}
-A local variable is initialized as
+A block variable is initialized as
 \begin{codeblock}
 fmtflags adjustfield = (flags & (ios_base::adjustfield));
 \end{codeblock}
@@ -12398,7 +12398,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \effects
-Constructs a local variable \tcode{start} of type \tcode{BidirectionalIterator} and
+Constructs a block variable \tcode{start} of type \tcode{BidirectionalIterator} and
 initializes it with the value of \tcode{match[0].second}.
 
 \pnum
@@ -12743,7 +12743,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \effects
-Constructs a local variable \tcode{prev} of
+Constructs a block variable \tcode{prev} of
 type \tcode{position_iterator}, initialized with the value
 of \tcode{position}.