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@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ The cog guides are formatted the same. They're divided into 3 sections:
 
         Arguments enclosed in ``[ ]`` means that the argument is **optional**
         for the command; you can decide to use it or not.
+        
+        If your argument includes spaces like ``Hello world!``, most of the time
+        you will need to place it in double quotes like this: ``"Hello world!"``.
+        Sometimes (especially for the last argument) these double quotes are not
+        required.
 
         Arguments followed by ``=something`` means that, if not specified,
         the argument will be equal to ``something``.