diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index c1ffb85dc..8e685efac 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if you don't check the :ref:`installing` portion.
 A Minimal Bot
 ---------------
 
-Let's make a bot that replies to a specific message and walk you through it.
+Let's make a bot that responds to a specific message and walk you through it.
 
 It looks something like this:
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ There's a lot going on here, so let's walk you through it step by step.
    sure that we ignore messages from ourselves. We do this by checking if the :attr:`Message.author`
    is the same as the :attr:`Client.user`.
 5. Afterwards, we check if the :class:`Message.content` starts with ``'$hello'``. If it is,
-   then we reply in the channel it was used in with ``'Hello!'``.
+   then we send a message in the channel it was used in with ``'Hello!'``.
 6. Finally, we run the bot with our login token. If you need help getting your token or creating a bot,
    look in the :ref:`discord-intro` section.