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index a9081af4..ac2c6fc7 100644
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@@ -191,8 +191,11 @@ prompt := &survey.MultiSelect{..., PageSize: 10}
 
 // or as an option to Ask or AskOne
 survey.AskOne(prompt, &days, survey.WithPageSize(10))
+```
+
+#### Select options description
 
-#### Select option's description
+The optional description text can be used to add extra information to each option listed in the select prompt:
 
 ```golang
 color := ""
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ prompt := &survey.Select{
     },
 }
 survey.AskOne(prompt, &color)
+
+// Assuming that the user chose "red - My favorite color":
+fmt.Println(color) //=> "red"
 ```
 
 ### MultiSelect