diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e614ede89..5c16c36eb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Top level makefile, the real shit is at src/Makefile
+# Top level makefile, the real magic is at src/Makefile
 
 default: all
 
diff --git a/deps/linenoise/linenoise.c b/deps/linenoise/linenoise.c
index 75306390e..36d266f89 100644
--- a/deps/linenoise/linenoise.c
+++ b/deps/linenoise/linenoise.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int isUnsupportedTerm(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Raw mode: 1960 magic shit. */
+/* Raw mode: 1960's magic. */
 static int enableRawMode(int fd) {
     struct termios raw;