diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 01b752cd3eb5500a131be409788d9d254427ca88..31885690f0bbc7130891a514a17b637d42347f2d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ CONFIGURATION FILE
 
 The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
 the git command's behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository
-is used to store the information for that repository, and
-`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store per user information as
+is used to store the configuration for that repository, and
+`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as
 fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
-can be used to store system-wide defaults.
+can be used to store a system-wide default configuration.
 
 The configuration variables are used by both the git plumbing
 and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein