diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75b3b19578af58ff5a54a7c06b433b6563aa08ce..b2d4f37f2504f130652b5a25781317bc611c472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ CVS code -
   do_yesno()
 	- Make mouse clicks on the Yes/No/All shortcuts work properly
 	  when the MORE_SPACE flag is set. (DLR)
+- configure.ac:
+	- Clarify description of --disable-speller. (DLR)
 - README.CVS:
 	- Mention that the minimum required version of texinfo is 4.0,
 	  since that's the first version that supports generating HTML.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4da7d348f6e0db572664e2fae84c43ccd97d8723..cd5b28a1b8322ddf2c2af4eaad6bffa5dd8a5131 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tiny,
 [  --enable-tiny           Disable features for the sake of size],
 [if test x$enableval = xyes; then
     AC_DEFINE(NANO_TINY, 1, [Define this to make the nano executable as small as possible.]) tiny_support=yes
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_BROWSER, 1, [Define this to disable the built-in file browser.]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_HELP, 1, [Define this to disable the help menu.]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_JUSTIFY, 1, [Define this to disable the justify routine.]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse functions.]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR, 1, [Define this to disable setting of the operating directory (chroot of sorts).]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the use(full|less) spelling functions.]) 
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_TABCOMP, 1, [Define to disable the tab completion code Chris worked so hard on!]) 
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_BROWSER, 1, [Define this to disable the built-in file browser.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_HELP, 1, [Define this to disable the help menu.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_JUSTIFY, 1, [Define this to disable the justify routine.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_MOUSE, 1, [Define this to disable the mouse functions.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR, 1, [Define this to disable setting of the operating directory (chroot of sorts).])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the spell checker functions.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_TABCOMP, 1, [Define to disable the tab completion code Chris worked so hard on!])
 fi])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(browser,
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(operatingdir,
 fi])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(speller,
-[  --disable-speller       Disable spell checker function],
+[  --disable-speller       Disable spell checker functions],
 [if test x$enableval != xyes; then
-    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the use(full|less) spelling functions.])
+    AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SPELLER, 1, [Define this to disable the spell checker functions.])
 fi])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(tabcomp,