diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 04e5922ce8544..56a8d2e5f4a31 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def self.without_modules(*modules)
       HttpAuthentication::Digest::ControllerMethods,
       HttpAuthentication::Token::ControllerMethods,
 
-      # Before callbacks should also be executed the earliest as possible, so
+      # Before callbacks should also be executed as early as possible, so
       # also include them at the bottom.
       AbstractController::Callbacks,
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb
index 2775a24e5699c..5ff4a658adaee 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ module ActionController
   #
   #   ApplicationController.renderer.render template: '...'
   #
-  # You can use a shortcut on controller to replace previous example with:
+  # You can use this shortcut in a controller, instead of the previous example:
   #
   #   ApplicationController.render template: '...'
   #
-  # #render method allows you to use any options as when rendering in controller.
+  # #render allows you to use the same options that you can use when rendering in a controller.
   # For example,
   #
   #   FooController.render :action, locals: { ... }, assigns: { ... }