diff --git a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/SelectProjectionExamples.cs b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/SelectProjectionExamples.cs
index f474cc10f34a0..c21808f681d5b 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/SelectProjectionExamples.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/SelectProjectionExamples.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private static void SelectManyMethodSyntax()
         // <SelectManyMethod>
         List<string> phrases = ["an apple a day", "the quick brown fox"];
 
-        var query = phrases.SelectMany(phrases => phrases.Split(' '));
+        var query = phrases.SelectMany(phrase => phrase.Split(' '));
 
         foreach (string s in query)
         {