diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7251f7..12bbbff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # mqrs
-`mqrs` is a small cli application to handle POSIX message queues.
+`mqrs` is a small cli application to handle different kinds of message
+queues.
 
 ## Install `mqrs`
 For information about how to build, install and run `mqrs` please see
@@ -8,8 +9,8 @@ For information about how to build, install and run `mqrs` please see
 ## Using `mqrs`
 Depending on which backend you want to use there are different subsets
 of subcommands. Following backends are supported:
-- `posix`: Uses POSIX message queues
-- `sysv`: Uses SysV IPC message queues
+- `posix`: Use POSIX message queues
+- `sysv`: Use SysV IPC message queues
 
 If a command is clearly distinguishable from all the others,
 it does not have to be completed further.
diff --git a/src/posix/list.rs b/src/posix/list.rs
index 54c031a..f9c02b6 100644
--- a/src/posix/list.rs
+++ b/src/posix/list.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use clap::Clap;
 use log::warn;
 use std::{fs, os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt};
 
-/// Print information about an existing message queue
+/// Print a list of existing message queues
 #[derive(Clap, Debug)]
 pub struct List {
     /// Show all parameters