diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 8b2cd3b24..31dc79c41 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def setup_git(git_root, io):
         except ANY_GIT_ERROR:
             pass
     elif cwd == Path.home():
-        io.tool_warning("You should probably run aider in a directory, not your home dir.")
+        io.tool_warning("You should probably run aider in your project's directory, not your home dir.")
         return
     elif cwd and io.confirm_ask(
         "No git repo found, create one to track aider's changes (recommended)?"
diff --git a/aider/website/_posts/2024-12-21-polyglot.md b/aider/website/_posts/2024-12-21-polyglot.md
index 479038d41..7b81f21fa 100644
--- a/aider/website/_posts/2024-12-21-polyglot.md
+++ b/aider/website/_posts/2024-12-21-polyglot.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ new
 other top LLMs.
 The new polyglot benchmark uses many popular coding languages
 and was designed to be 
-*much more challenging* than aider's old
+*much more challenging* than aider's original
 [code editing benchmark](/docs/leaderboards/edit.html).
 This more clearly distinguishes 
 the performance of