diff --git a/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md b/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
index 09883c2a..80a36d9c 100644
--- a/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
+++ b/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A [variable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_(computer_science)) is a "na
 
 To create a variable in JavaScript, use the `let` keyword.
 
-The statement below creates (in other words: *declares* or *defines*) a variable with the name "message":
+The statement below creates (in other words: *declares*) a variable with the name "message":
 
 ```js
 let message;
diff --git a/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/1-primitive-conversions-questions/solution.md b/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/1-primitive-conversions-questions/solution.md
index 16102517..4964a623 100644
--- a/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/1-primitive-conversions-questions/solution.md
+++ b/1-js/02-first-steps/06-type-conversions/1-primitive-conversions-questions/solution.md
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ undefined + 1 = NaN // (6)
 4. The subtraction always converts to numbers, so it makes `"  -9  "` a number `-9` (ignoring spaces around it).
 5. `null` becomes `0` after the numeric conversion.
 6. `undefined` becomes `NaN` after the numeric conversion.
-7. Space characters, such as `\t` and `\n`, are trimmed off string start and end when a string is converted to a number. So a string `\t \n`, similarly to an empty string, becomes `0`.
+7. Space characters, are trimmed off string start and end when a string is converted to a number. Here the whole string consists of space characters, such as `\t`, `\n` and a "regular" space between them. So, similarly to an empty string, it becomes `0`.