diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3b178c..d3bbe5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ connection
     .unwrap();
 ```
 
-The same query using a prepared statement, which is much more efficient than
-the previous technique:
+The same query using a prepared statement, which is much more efficient than the
+previous technique:
 
 ```rust
 use sqlite::State;
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ while let State::Row = statement.next().unwrap() {
 }
 ```
 
-The same query using a cursor, which is a wrapper around a prepared
-statement providing the concept of row and featuring all-at-once binding:
+The same query using a cursor, which is a wrapper around a prepared statement
+providing the notion of row and featuring all-at-once binding:
 
 ```rust
 use sqlite::Value;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4bfa76f..d38c397 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 //! ```
 //!
 //! The same query using a cursor, which is a wrapper around a prepared
-//! statement providing the concept of row and featuring all-at-once binding:
+//! statement providing the notion of row and featuring all-at-once binding:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use sqlite::Value;