diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/begin.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/begin.scrbl
index dc9a0f000a..bea07f633f 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/begin.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/begin.scrbl
@@ -36,18 +36,21 @@ form from @racketmodname[racket]---when porting a program from
 @racketmodname[racket] to @racketmodname[typed/racket], uses of
 @racket[struct] should be changed to @racket[struct:].
 
-@racketblock[(: distance (pt pt -> Real))]
+@racketblock[(: distance (-> pt pt Real))]
 
-This declares that @racket[distance] has the type @racket[(pt pt -> Real)].
+This declares that @racket[distance] has the type @racket[(-> pt pt Real)].
 @;{@racket[distance] must be defined at the top-level of the module containing
 the declaration.}
 
-The type @racket[(pt pt -> Real)] is a function type, that is, the type
+The type @racket[(-> pt pt Real)] is a function type, that is, the type
 of a procedure.  The input type, or domain, is two arguments of
 type @racket[pt], which refers to an instance of the @racket[pt]
-structure.  The @racket[->] both indicates that this is a function
-type and separates the domain from the range, or output type, in this
-case @racket[Real].
+structure.  The @racket[->] indicates that this is a function
+type. The range type, or output type, is the last element in the
+function type, in this case @racket[Real].
+
+If you are familiar with @rtech{contracts}, the notation for function
+types is similar to function contract combinators.
 
 @racketblock[
 (define (distance p1 p2)
@@ -75,13 +78,13 @@ typed/racket
 (struct: leaf ([val : Number]))
 (struct: node ([left : Tree] [right : Tree]))
 
-(: tree-height (Tree -> Integer))
+(: tree-height (-> Tree Integer))
 (define (tree-height t)
   (cond [(leaf? t) 1]
         [else (max (+ 1 (tree-height (node-left t)))
                    (+ 1 (tree-height (node-right t))))]))
 
-(: tree-sum (Tree -> Number))
+(: tree-sum (-> Tree Number))
 (define (tree-sum t)
   (cond [(leaf? t) (leaf-val t)]
         [else (+ (tree-sum (node-left t))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/caveats.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/caveats.scrbl
index cbe832d9fb..4f7a2d0dc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/caveats.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/caveats.scrbl
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ converted to a contract:
 
 @interaction[#:eval the-eval
   (require/typed racket/base
-    [object-name (case-> (Struct-Type-Property -> Symbol)
-                         (Regexp -> (U String Bytes)))])
+    [object-name (case-> (-> Struct-Type-Property Symbol)
+                         (-> Regexp (U String Bytes)))])
 ]
 
 This function type by cases is a valid type, but a corresponding
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ of type precision at use sites:
 
 @interaction[#:eval the-eval
   (require/typed racket/base
-    [object-name ((U Struct-Type-Property Regexp)
-                  -> (U String Bytes Symbol))])
+    [object-name (-> (U Struct-Type-Property Regexp)
+                     (U String Bytes Symbol))])
   (object-name #rx"a regexp")
 ]
 
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/more.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/more.scrbl
index 7f38736996..f5cb6258c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/more.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/more.scrbl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ in both top-level and internal contexts.
 (define: (id [z : Number]) : Number z)]
 
 Here, @racket[x] has the type @racket[Number], and @racket[id] has the
-type @racket[(Number -> Number)].  In the body of @racket[id],
+type @racket[(-> Number Number)].  In the body of @racket[id],
 @racket[z] has the type @racket[Number].
 
 @subsection{Annotating Local Binding}
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ of @racket[Number]s.
 
 @racketblock[(lambda: ([x : String] (unsyntax @tt["."]) [y : Number #,**]) (apply + y))]
 
-This function has the type @racket[(String Number #,** -> Number)].
+This function has the type @racket[(-> String Number #,** Number)].
 Functions defined by cases may also be annotated:
 
 @racketblock[(case-lambda: [() 0]
 			   [([x : Number]) x])]
 
 This function has the type
-@racket[(case-lambda (-> Number) (Number -> Number))].
+@racket[(case-> (-> Number) (-> Number Number))].
 
 @subsection{Annotating Single Variables}
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ values.
 
 Here @racket[x] has the inferred type @racket[Integer], and @racket[y]
 has the inferred type @racket[(Listof Integer)].  The @racket[loop]
-variable has type @racket[(Integer (Listof Integer) -> Integer)].
+variable has type @racket[(-> Integer (Listof Integer) Integer)].
 
 @subsection[#:tag "when-annotations?"]{When do you need type annotations?}
 
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ Here are examples that correspond to each of the cases above:
 
 Example 1:
 @racketblock[
-  (: fn (String -> Symbol))
+  (: fn (-> String Symbol))
   (define (fn str) _...)
 ]
 Example 2:
 @racketblock[
-  (: fn (String -> Symbol))
+  (: fn (-> String Symbol))
   (define fn (lambda (str) _...))
 ]
 Example 3:
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ type-check.
 
 Any type can be given a name with @racket[define-type].
 
-@racketblock[(define-type NN (Number -> Number))]
+@racketblock[(define-type NN (-> Number Number))]
 
 Anywhere the name @racket[NN] is used, it is expanded to
-@racket[(Number -> Number)].   Type names may not be recursive.
+@racket[(-> Number Number)].   Type names may not be recursive.
 
 @(close-eval the-eval)
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/occurrence.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/occurrence.scrbl
index 5f15e3728f..502225390c 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/occurrence.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/occurrence.scrbl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fails.
 To illustrate, consider the following code:
 
 @racketblock+eval[#:eval the-eval
-  (: flexible-length ((U String (Listof Any)) -> Integer))
+  (: flexible-length (-> (U String (Listof Any)) Integer))
   (define (flexible-length str-or-lst)
     (if (string? str-or-lst)
         (string-length str-or-lst)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ For example, consider the REPL's type printout for @racket[string?]:
 
 @interaction[#:eval the-eval string?]
 
-The type @racket[(Any -> Boolean : String)] has three parts. The first
+The type @racket[(-> Any Boolean : String)] has three parts. The first
 two are the same as any other function type and indicate that the
 predicate takes any value and returns a boolean. The third part, after
 the @racket[_:], is a @tech{filter} that tells the typechecker two
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ For example, the @racket[_flexible-length] function from earlier can
 be re-written to use @racket[cond] with no additional effort:
 
 @racketblock+eval[#:eval the-eval
-  (: flexible-length/cond ((U String (Listof Any)) -> Integer))
+  (: flexible-length/cond (-> (U String (Listof Any)) Integer))
   (define (flexible-length/cond str-or-lst)
     (cond [(string? str-or-lst) (string-length str-or-lst)]
           [else (length str-or-lst)]))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/quick.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/quick.scrbl
index bfd9af30f9..266f54b823 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/quick.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/quick.scrbl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ language:
 typed/racket
 (struct: pt ([x : Real] [y : Real]))
 
-(: distance (pt pt -> Real))
+(: distance (-> pt pt Real))
 (define (distance p1 p2)
   (sqrt (+ (sqr (- (pt-x p2) (pt-x p1)))
            (sqr (- (pt-y p2) (pt-y p1))))))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/typed-untyped-interaction.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/typed-untyped-interaction.scrbl
index 8a2e485ef2..a652b01583 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/typed-untyped-interaction.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/typed-untyped-interaction.scrbl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ typed/racket
 
 (require/typed "distance.rkt"
                [#:struct pt ([x : Real] [y : Real])]
-               [distance (pt pt -> Real)])
+               [distance (-> pt pt Real)])
 
 (distance (pt 3 5) (p 7 0))
 ]
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ and allows us to use the structure type as if it were defined with
 @racket[struct:].
 
 The second clause in the example above specifies that a given
-binding @racket[_distance] has the given type @racket[(pt pt -> Real)].
+binding @racket[_distance] has the given type @racket[(-> pt pt Real)].
 
 Note that the @racket[require/typed] form can import bindings
 from any module, including those that are part of the Racket standard
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ library. For example,
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
 
-(require/typed racket/base [add1 (Integer -> Integer)])
+(require/typed racket/base [add1 (-> Integer Integer)])
 ]
 
 is a valid use of the @racket[require/typed] form and imports @racket[add1]
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ and a typed module that uses it:
 @interaction[#:eval the-eval
 (module client typed/racket
 
-  (require/typed 'increment [increment (Integer -> Integer)])
+  (require/typed 'increment [increment (-> Integer Integer)])
 
   (increment 5))
 ]
 
 This combined program is not correct. All uses of @racket[_increment]
 in Typed Racket are correct under the assumption that the
-@racket[_increment] function upholds the @racket[(Integer -> Integer)]
+@racket[_increment] function upholds the @racket[(-> Integer Integer)]
 type. Unfortunately, our @racket[_increment] implementation does not
 actually uphold this assumption, because the function actually produces
 strings.
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/types.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/types.scrbl
index b4bf48114e..66cb26bb0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/types.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/types.scrbl
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ Finally, any value is itself a type:
 @section{Function Types}
 
 We have already seen some examples of function types.  Function types
-are constructed using @racket[->], with the argument types before the
-arrow and the result type after.  Here are some example function
-types:
+are constructed using @racket[->], where the last type is the result
+type and the others are the argument types.
+Here are some example function types:
 
 @racketblock[
-(Number -> Number)
-(String String -> Boolean)
-(Char -> (values String Natural))
+(-> Number Number)
+(-> String String Boolean)
+(-> Char (values String Natural))
 ]
 
 The first type requires a @racket[Number] as input, and produces a
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ a real number.  Therefore, the following code is acceptable to the
 type checker:
 
 @racketblock[
-(: f (Real -> Real))
+(: f (-> Real Real))
 (define (f x) (* x 0.75))
 
 (: x Integer)
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ union, so @racket[String] is a subtype of @racket[(U String Number)].
 One function type is a subtype of another if they have the same number
 of arguments, the subtype's arguments are more permissive (is a supertype), and the
 subtype's result type is less permissive (is a subtype).
-For example, @racket[(Any -> String)] is a subtype of @racket[(Number
--> (U String #f))].
+For example, @racket[(-> Any String)] is a subtype of @racket[(-> Number
+(U String #f))].
 
 @;@section{Occurrence Typing}
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ written like this:
 
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
-(: sum-list ((Listof Number) -> Number))
+(: sum-list (-> (Listof Number) Number))
 (define (sum-list l)
   (cond [(null? l) 0]
         [else (+ (car l) (sum-list (cdr l)))]))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typed/racket
 
 (define-type (Opt a) (U None (Some a)))
 
-(: find (Number (Listof Number) -> (Opt Number)))
+(: find (-> Number (Listof Number) (Opt Number)))
 (define (find v l)
   (cond [(null? l) (None)]
         [(= v (car l)) (Some v)]
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ write a function that takes the length of a list of numbers:
 
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
-(: list-number-length ((Listof Number) -> Integer))
+(: list-number-length (-> (Listof Number) Integer))
 (define (list-number-length l)
   (if (null? l)
       0
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ and also a function that takes the length of a list of strings:
 
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
-(: list-string-length ((Listof String) -> Integer))
+(: list-string-length (-> (Listof String) Integer))
 (define (list-string-length l)
   (if (null? l)
       0
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ We can abstract over the type of the element as follows:
 
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
-(: list-length (All (A) ((Listof A) -> Integer)))
+(: list-length (All (A) (-> (Listof A) Integer)))
 (define (list-length l)
   (if (null? l)
       0
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ the type variable @racket[_a] to annotate the argument
 @racket[_x]:
 
 @racketblock[
-(: my-id (All (a) (a -> a)))
+(: my-id (All (a) (-> a a)))
 (define my-id (lambda: ([x : a]) x))
 ]
 
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ Lexical scope also implies that type variables can be shadowed,
 such as in the following example:
 
 @racketblock[
-(: my-id (All (a) (a -> a)))
+(: my-id (All (a) (-> a a)))
 (define my-id
   (lambda: ([x : a])
-    (: helper (All (a) (a -> a)))
+    (: helper (All (a) (-> a a)))
     (define helper
       (lambda: ([y : a]) y))
     (helper x)))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/varargs.scrbl b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/varargs.scrbl
index 2903ad6cd6..05759aef00 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/varargs.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-doc/typed-racket/scribblings/guide/varargs.scrbl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ We can define such functions in Typed Racket as well:
 
 @racketmod[
 typed/racket
-(: sum (Number * -> Number))
+(: sum (-> Number * Number))
 (define (sum . xs)
   (if (null? xs)
       0
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ In Typed Racket, we can define @racket[fold-left] as follows:
 typed/racket
 (: fold-left
    (All (C A B ...)
-        ((C A B ... B -> C) C (Listof A) (Listof B) ... B
-         ->
-         C)))
+        (-> (-> C A B ... B C) C (Listof A) (Listof B) ... B
+            C)))
 (define (fold-left f i as . bss)
   (if (or (null? as)
           (ormap null? bss))
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ replaced with the corresponding type from the sequence.
 So the type of @racket[(inst fold-left Integer Boolean String Number)]
 is
 
-@racket[((Integer Boolean String Number -> Integer)
-         Integer (Listof Boolean) (Listof String) (Listof Number)
-         ->
-         Integer)].
+@racket[(-> (-> Integer Boolean String Number Integer)
+            Integer (Listof Boolean) (Listof String) (Listof Number)
+            Integer)].