diff --git a/reference/pthreads/book.xml b/reference/pthreads/book.xml
index 8c6bedeff5..273b66cb5e 100644
--- a/reference/pthreads/book.xml
+++ b/reference/pthreads/book.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   &reftitle.intro;
   <para>
  pthreads is an Object Orientated API that allows user-land multi-threading in PHP. 
- It includes all the tools you need to create multi-threaded applications targeted at the Web or the Console. 
+ It includes all the tools you need to create multi-threaded applications. 
  PHP applications can create, read, write, execute and synchronize with Threads, Workers and Threaded objects.
   </para>
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/pthreads/threaded.xml b/reference/pthreads/threaded.xml
index 9e7d38ec2e..35d672da30 100644
--- a/reference/pthreads/threaded.xml
+++ b/reference/pthreads/threaded.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <section xml:id="threaded.intro">
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
-  Threaded objects form the basis of pthreads ability to execute user code asynchronously; they expose and include synchronization methods and various useful interfaces.
+  Threaded objects form the basis of pthreads ability to execute user code in parallel; they expose synchronization methods and various useful interfaces.
    </para>
    <para>
   Threaded objects, most importantly, provide implicit safety for the programmer; all operations on the object scope are safe.