diff --git a/strings.Rmd b/strings.Rmd
index f868140..f44529d 100644
--- a/strings.Rmd
+++ b/strings.Rmd
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ Base R contains many functions to work with strings but we'll generally avoid th
 nchar(NA)
 ```
 
-Instead we'll use functions from stringr. These have more evocative names, and all start with `str_`:
+Instead we'll use functions from stringr. These have more intuitive names, and all start with `str_`:
 
 ```{r}
 str_length(NA)
 ```
 
-The common `str_` prefix is particularly useful if you use RStudio, because typing `str_` trigger autocomplete, so you can easily see all of the stringr functions.
+The common `str_` prefix is particularly useful if you use RStudio, because typing `str_` will trigger autocomplete, allowing you to see all stringr functions.
 
 ### Combining strings