diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 7b001b7..4dbfa1d 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 ;; Define some functions for deferring and restoring Emacs' garbage collection facilities.
 (defun defer-garbage-collection ()
-  "Set the garbage collection threshold to the highest possible for collection avoidance."
+  "Defer garbage collection by maximizing the collection threshold."
   (setq gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum
         gc-cons-percentage 0.6))
 (defun restore-garbage-collection ()
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 (setq file-name-handler-alist nil)
 (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook (lambda () (setq file-name-handler-alist temp--file-name-handler-alist)))
 
-;; Add a hook to trailing whitespaces before saving a file.
+;; Add a hook to delete any trailing whitespace before saving a file.
 (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'delete-trailing-whitespace)
 
 ;;====================
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 
 ;; Custom Bindings:
 ;; [ F6 ]               -> Toggle line-wrapping
-;; [ F7 ]               -> Toggle linum-mode/display-line-numbers-mode
+;; [ F7 ]               -> Toggle display-line-numbers-mode
 ;; [ F10 ]              -> (Overwritten) Open the menubar in a minibuffer
 ;; [ C-z ]              -> (Overwritten) Undo (and don't suspend, thanks)
 ;; [ C-c d ]            -> Delete pair
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
       (lisp-interaction-mode))))
 
 (defun open-default-shell ()
-  "Opens the default shell in an `ansi-term' buffer, switching to existing buffer if present."
+  "Open the default shell in `ansi-term', switching to an open session if present."
   (interactive)
   (if (get-buffer "*terminal*")
       (switch-to-buffer "*terminal*")