diff --git a/help/errno b/help/errno
index 0156782..c4fec84 100644
--- a/help/errno
+++ b/help/errno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME
-    errno - return or set a stored error-number
+    errno - return or set a the global calc_errno value
 
 SYNOPSIS
     errno([errnum])
diff --git a/help/error b/help/error
index b13a351..f3c7d3f 100644
--- a/help/error
+++ b/help/error
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME
-    error - generate a value of specified error type
+    error - raise a calc error condition
 
 SYNOPSIS
     error([errnum])
diff --git a/help/newerror b/help/newerror
index 4e9ec7b..032b516 100644
--- a/help/newerror
+++ b/help/newerror
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME
-    newerror - create or recall a described error-value
+    newerror - create or recall a user defined error condition
 
 SYNOPSIS
     newerror([str])