diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6d8c9b7404f405de903057a20d33992af1433650..7ecd904b6118fb753bb374281a16409cd0432065 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ CVS code -
 - nano.h:
 	- Since we only use vsnprintf() now, remove the #ifdef block for
 	  HAVE_SNPRINTF. (DLR)
-	- Remove TOP from the topmidnone enum, and rename it centernone.
-	  (DLR)
+	- Remove TOP from the topmidnone enum, and rename the latter
+	  centernone. (DLR)
 	- Move stdlib.h, dirent.h, regex.h, and assert.h includes here,
 	  as every source file needs them. (DLR)
 	- Rename the updown enum scroll_dir and the centernone enum
diff --git a/src/chars.c b/src/chars.c
index 912b89fdcaf501a880c48e8fa349174a1e6d125d..5453348affdb122b0b509b1d9775422e7b78bc24 100644
--- a/src/chars.c
+++ b/src/chars.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool is_blank_mbchar(const char *c)
 }
 
 /* This function is equivalent to iscntrl(), except in that it also
- * handles control characters with their high bits set. */
+ * handles high-bit control characters. */
 bool is_cntrl_char(int c)
 {
     return (-128 <= c && c < -96) || (0 <= c && c < 32) ||