diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 8da52c896..820a881f9 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -3509,9 +3509,9 @@ def listToStrValue(value):
 
     return retVal
 
-def intersect(valueA, valueB, lowerCase=False):
+def intersect(containerA, containerB, lowerCase=False):
     """
-    Returns intersection of the array-ized values
+    Returns intersection of the container-ized values
 
     >>> intersect([1, 2, 3], set([1,3]))
     [1, 3]
@@ -3519,15 +3519,15 @@ def intersect(valueA, valueB, lowerCase=False):
 
     retVal = []
 
-    if valueA and valueB:
-        valueA = arrayizeValue(valueA)
-        valueB = arrayizeValue(valueB)
+    if containerA and containerB:
+        containerA = arrayizeValue(containerA)
+        containerB = arrayizeValue(containerB)
 
         if lowerCase:
-            valueA = [val.lower() if isinstance(val, basestring) else val for val in valueA]
-            valueB = [val.lower() if isinstance(val, basestring) else val for val in valueB]
+            containerA = [val.lower() if isinstance(val, basestring) else val for val in containerA]
+            containerB = [val.lower() if isinstance(val, basestring) else val for val in containerB]
 
-        retVal = [val for val in valueA if val in valueB]
+        retVal = [val for val in containerA if val in containerB]
 
     return retVal