diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sas.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sas.rst
index 2b316cccb7fc9..54b45dc20db20 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sas.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sas.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ see the :ref:`indexing documentation<indexing>` for much more on how to use an
 ``Index`` effectively.
 
 
+Copies vs. in place operations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. include:: includes/copies.rst
+
+
 Data input / output
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
index e9d687bc07999..c92d2a660d753 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ particular row don't change.
 See the :ref:`indexing documentation<indexing>` for much more on how to use an ``Index``
 effectively.
 
+
+Copies vs. in place operations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. include:: includes/copies.rst
+
+
 Data input / output
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sql.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sql.rst
index 890f0cbe50424..fcfa03a8bce5f 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sql.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_sql.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ structure.
     tips = pd.read_csv(url)
     tips
 
+
+Copies vs. in place operations
+------------------------------
+
+.. include:: includes/copies.rst
+
+
 SELECT
 ------
 In SQL, selection is done using a comma-separated list of columns you'd like to select (or a ``*``
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_stata.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_stata.rst
index 43cb775b5461d..94c45adcccc82 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_stata.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_stata.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ see the :ref:`indexing documentation<indexing>` for much more on how to use an
 ``Index`` effectively.
 
 
+Copies vs. in place operations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. include:: includes/copies.rst
+
+
 Data input / output
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/column_selection.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/column_selection.rst
index b925af1294f54..071645c9718cb 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/column_selection.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/column_selection.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-The same operations are expressed in pandas below. Note that these operations do not happen in
-place. To make these changes persist, assign the operation back to a variable.
+The same operations are expressed in pandas below.
 
 Keep certain columns
 ''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/copies.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/copies.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08ccd47624932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/includes/copies.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Most pandas operations return copies of the ``Series``/``DataFrame``. To make the changes "stick",
+you'll need to either assign to a new variable:
+
+   .. code-block:: python
+
+      sorted_df = df.sort_values("col1")
+
+
+or overwrite the original one:
+
+   .. code-block:: python
+
+      df = df.sort_values("col1")
+
+.. note::
+
+   You will see an ``inplace=True`` keyword argument available for some methods:
+
+   .. code-block:: python
+
+      df.sort_values("col1", inplace=True)
+
+   Its use is discouraged. :ref:`More information. <indexing.view_versus_copy>`