diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.install b/modules/menu/menu.install
index a41f4e9e23281d0a5991acc5fe6eaa29254bd085..dc96c84d16eba35ea396eeb84fe43fad1f2ca72d 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.install
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.install
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ function menu_install() {
   $system_menus = menu_list_system_menus();
   $descriptions = array(
     'navigation' => 'The <em>Navigation</em> menu contains links such as Recent posts (if the Tracker module is enabled). Non-administrative links are added to this menu by default by modules.',
-    'user-menu' => "The <em>User menu</em> contains links to the user's account, and 'Log out' and is the source for the User links that may be displayed by the theme.",
-    'management' => 'The <em>Management</em> menu contains links for content creation, site building, user management, and similar site activites.',
+    'user-menu' => "The <em>User menu</em> contains links related to the user's account, as well as the 'Log out' link.",
+    'management' => 'The <em>Management</em> menu contains links for content creation, site building, user management, and similar site activities.',
     'main-menu' => 'The <em>Main menu</em> is the default source for the Main links which are often used by themes to show the major sections of a site.',
     'secondary-menu' => 'The <em>Secondary menu</em> is the default source for the Secondary links which are often used for legal notices, contact details, and other navigation items that play a lesser role than the Main links.',
   );
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.module b/modules/menu/menu.module
index b85aae91e249ba8d9830d5a40028488ab19c214b..24db8e3c5da6a8a95c804fe2ce903cb9d8abf70c 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function menu_perm() {
 function menu_menu() {
   $items['admin/build/menu'] = array(
     'title' => 'Menus',
-    'description' => "Control your site's Navigation menu, Main menu and Secondary menu. as well as rename and reorganize menu items.",
+    'description' => 'Add new menus to your site, edit existing menus, and rename and reorganize menu links.',
     'page callback' => 'menu_overview_page',
     'access callback' => 'user_access',
     'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),