diff --git a/docs/api/synopsis.md b/docs/api/synopsis.md
index 01e9f831d85a..7793a97160ab 100644
--- a/docs/api/synopsis.md
+++ b/docs/api/synopsis.md
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ All [node.js's built-in modules](http://nodejs.org/api/) are available in
 atom-shell, and third-party node modules are fully supported too (including the
 [native modules](../tutorial/use-native-node-modules.md)).
 
-And atom-shell also provided some extra built-in modules for developing native
-desktop applications, some modules are only available on browser side, and some
-are only available on renderer side, and some can be used by both sides. The
-basic rule is: if a module is GUI or low level system related, then it should
-be only available on browser side. You need to be familiar with the concept of
-[browser side](../tutorial/quick-start.md#the-browser-side) to be able to use
-those modules.
+Atom-shell also provides some extra built-in modules for developing native
+desktop applications. Some modules are only available on the browser side, some
+are only available on the client (renderer) side, and some can be used on both sides.
+The basic rule is: if a module is GUI or low-level system related, then it should
+be only available on the browser side. You need to be familiar with the concept of
+[browser-side vs. client-side](../tutorial/quick-start.md#the-browser-side) scripts
+to be able to use those modules.
 
-The browser side script is just like a normal `node.js` script:
+The browser-side script is just like a normal `node.js` script:
 
 ```javascript
 var app = require('app');
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ app.on('ready', function() {
 
 ```
 
-And the web page is no different to a normal web page, except for the extra
+The web page is no different than a normal web page, except for the extra
 ability to use node modules:
 
 ```html