diff --git a/entries/first.xml b/entries/first.xml
index c34c51b7..1921362b 100644
--- a/entries/first.xml
+++ b/entries/first.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <added>1.4</added>
   </signature>
   <desc>Reduce the set of matched elements to the first in the set.</desc>
-  <longdesc><p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.first()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object from the first matching element.</p>
+  <longdesc><p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.first()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object from the first element in that set.</p>
 <p>Consider a page with a simple list on it:</p>
 <pre><code>
 &lt;ul&gt;
diff --git a/entries/last.xml b/entries/last.xml
index 9c3823d3..c9327b68 100644
--- a/entries/last.xml
+++ b/entries/last.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </signature>
   <desc>Reduce the set of matched elements to the final one in the set.</desc>
   <longdesc>
-    <p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.last()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object from the last matching element.</p>
+    <p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.last()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object from the last element in that set.</p>
     <p>Consider a page with a simple list on it:</p>
     <pre><code>
 &lt;ul&gt;
diff --git a/entries/slice.xml b/entries/slice.xml
index a2ab3a75..2658b739 100644
--- a/entries/slice.xml
+++ b/entries/slice.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </signature>
   <desc>Reduce the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of indices.</desc>
   <longdesc>
-    <p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.slice()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object from a subset of the matching elements. The supplied <code>start</code> index identifies the position of one of the elements in the set; if <code>end</code> is omitted, all elements after this one will be included in the result.</p>
+    <p>Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the <code>.slice()</code> method constructs a new jQuery object containing a subset of the elements specified by the <code>start</code> and optional <code>end</code> arguments. The supplied <code>start</code> index identifies the position of one of the elements in the set; if <code>end</code> is omitted, all elements after this one will be included in the result.</p>
     <p>Consider a page with a simple list on it:</p>
     <pre><code>
 &lt;ul&gt;