diff --git a/5_source_files/54_code_file_structure.md b/5_source_files/54_code_file_structure.md
index c0eb946..cecb50b 100644
--- a/5_source_files/54_code_file_structure.md
+++ b/5_source_files/54_code_file_structure.md
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ creating a new scope.
 
 Data declarations may follow the opening brace of a compound statement,
 regardless of nesting depth, and before any code generating statements have
-been entered. Other than at the outermost block of a function body, this type
-of declaration is strongly discouraged.
+been entered. This can be helpful to reduce the number of live variables at
+function scope, but care should be taken that it does not make variable
+scope confusing.
 
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 **Note:** Visual C++ gives all structure declarations File Scope, even though