diff --git a/newfol b/newfol
index fb5f26b..f1de7f9 100755
--- a/newfol
+++ b/newfol
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class TableListView(ListView):
                 dbs.append(table)
         content = urwid.SimpleListWalker([
             self.text(w, "item", "focused-item") for w in dbs])
-        return self._render_listview("List of available sub-databases", dbs,
+        return self._render_listview("List of available tables", dbs,
                 content)
     def _rerender_listview(self):
         # Punt on this one.  The list walker can only increase in size and
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ def export_from(db, table, dbtype):
 def parse_args(args):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="store and manipulate fol")
     parser.add_argument("--import", dest="cmd", action="store_const",
-            const="import", help="import a database")
+            const="import", help="import a table")
     parser.add_argument("--test", dest="cmd", action="store_const",
             const="test", help="test this program")
     parser.add_argument("--version", dest="cmd", action="store_const",
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ def parse_args(args):
     parser.add_argument("--repair", dest="cmd", action="store_const",
             const="repair", help="repair the database automatically")
     parser.add_argument("--export", "--extract", dest="cmd",
-            action="store_const", const="export", help="export a database")
+            action="store_const", const="export", help="export a table")
     parser.add_argument("--dbname", dest="dbname", action="store",
             help="table name (obsolescent)")
     parser.add_argument("--table", dest="table", action="store",
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ def parse_args(args):
     parser.add_argument("--txntype", dest="txntype", action="store",
             default=None, help="type of transactional helper")
     parser.add_argument("--dbtype", dest="dbtype", action="store",
-            default="csv", help="type of database for import/export")
+            default="csv", help="type of data for import/export")
     parser.add_argument("--upgrade-version", dest="upgrade_version",
             action="store", default=DatabaseVersion.preferred(),
             type=int, help="version of database to upgrade to (advanced)")