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 `BindEnv` takes one or two parameters. The first parameter is the key name, the
 second is the name of the environment variable. The name of the environment
 variable is case sensitive. If the ENV variable name is not provided, then
-Viper will automatically assume that the ENV variable is the prefix + "_" + the key name in ALL CAPS. When you explicitly provide the ENV
-variable name which is the second parameter, it **does not** automatically add the prefix, which means if the second parameter is "id", the environment variable is just plain "ID".
+Viper will automatically assume that the ENV variable matches the following format: prefix + "_" + the key name in ALL CAPS. When you explicitly provide the ENV variable name (the second parameter),
+it **does not** automatically add the prefix. For example if the second parameter is "id",
+Viper will look for the ENV variable "ID".
 
 One important thing to recognize when working with ENV variables is that the
 value will be read each time it is accessed. Viper does not fix the value when