diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3d0c7ee..03f2b74 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ updates:
                   - "eslint*"
       ignore:
           # Below are dependencies that have migrated to ESM
-          # in their next major version so we can't use them
+          # in their next major version so they cannot be updated
           - dependency-name: camelcase
             update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
       open-pull-requests-limit: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index e61c010..cff7766 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Automerge Dependabot PRs
 
 # **What it does**: Automatically merge Dependabot PRs that pass the CI workflow run.
-# **Why we have it**: To keep our dependencies up-to-date, to avoid security issues.
+# **Why we have it**: Keeps dependencies up-to-date, to avoid security issues.
 
 on:
     workflow_run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f72387c..3488a05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: CI
 
-# **What it does**: Runs our tests.
-# **Why we have it**: We want our tests to pass before merging code.
+# **What it does**: Runs tests.
+# **Why we have it**: Ensures tests pass before merging code.
 
 on:
     push:
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index ed00b3b..9bbaa03 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# `package.json` is published to npm, so everything we add is included in the installed tarball.
+# `package.json` is published to npm, so everything added is included in the installed tarball.
 # Removing the `files` key and replacing it with this `.npmignore` saves some bytes, which
 # should improve installation performance slightly
 *
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9030b00..96b367b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ npm i node-poppler
 ### Linux and macOS/Darwin support
 
 Windows binaries are provided with this repository.
-For Linux users, you will need to download the `poppler-data` and `poppler-utils` binaries separately.
+For Linux and Mac users, the `poppler-data` and `poppler-utils` binaries binary will need to be installed separately.
 
 An example of downloading the binaries on a Debian system:
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ An example of downloading the binaries on a Debian system:
 sudo apt-get install poppler-data poppler-utils
 ```
 
-For macOS users, you can download the latest versions with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
+For macOS users, the binaries can be installed with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
 
 ```
 brew install poppler