diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 023018d5..49dcedf2 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Journal:
             contains_lower = contains.casefold()
 
         # Create datetime object for comparison below
-        # this approach allows different month formats
+        # this approach allows various formats
         if month or day or year:
             compare_d = time.parse(f"{month or 1}/{day or 1}/{year or 1}")
 
diff --git a/jrnl/args.py b/jrnl/args.py
index d3137b2b..956fb74b 100644
--- a/jrnl/args.py
+++ b/jrnl/args.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def parse_args(args=[]):
         "-year",
         dest="year",
         metavar="DATE",
-        help="Show entries on this year",
+        help="Show entries of a specific year",
     )
     reading.add_argument(
         "-from",