diff --git a/messages/lightning.md b/messages/lightning.md
index 9fa8be92..29e894fe 100644
--- a/messages/lightning.md
+++ b/messages/lightning.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Template to use for file creation.
 
 # flags.template.description
 
-Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template. For Lightning Web Components, if not specified, the CLI automatically selects the template based on the project's sfdx-project.json "defaultLwcLanguage" field: TypeScript template for "typescript", JavaScript template for "javascript".
+Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template. For Lightning Web Components, if this flag isn't specified, the CLI command automatically selects the template based on the "defaultLwcLanguage" field in the DX project's "sfdx-project.json" file.
diff --git a/messages/lightningCmp.md b/messages/lightningCmp.md
index 2bb5bc3f..5f45bbda 100644
--- a/messages/lightningCmp.md
+++ b/messages/lightningCmp.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --name mycomponent --type lwc --output-dir force-app/main/default/lwc
 
-- Generate a TypeScript Lightning web component:
+- Generate a TypeScript Lightning Web Component:
 
   <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --name mycomponent --type lwc --template typescript
 
diff --git a/messages/messages.md b/messages/messages.md
index 36cb0067..5a9b4c87 100644
--- a/messages/messages.md
+++ b/messages/messages.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working director
 
 # flags.outputdirLighting.description
 
-If you don’t specify an outputdir, we create a subfolder in your current working directory with the name of your bundle. For example, if the current working directory is force-app and your Lightning bundle is called myBundle, we create force-app/myBundle/ to store the files in the bundle.
+If you don’t specify an output-dir, we create a subfolder in your current working directory with the name of your bundle. For example, if the current working directory is force-app and your Lightning bundle is called myBundle, we create force-app/myBundle/ to store the files in the bundle.
 
 # flags.template.summary
 
diff --git a/messages/project.md b/messages/project.md
index 87cdcaf7..92baf59e 100644
--- a/messages/project.md
+++ b/messages/project.md
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ Normally defaults to https://login.salesforce.com.
 
 # flags.lwc-language.summary
 
-Language of the Lightning Web Components. Default is "javascript".
+Language of the Lightning Web Components. If not specified, "javascript" is used.
 
 # flags.lwc-language.description
 
-Sets the default language for Lightning Web Components in this project. When set to `'typescript'`, generates TypeScript configuration files (tsconfig.json, package.json with TypeScript dependencies, and TypeScript-aware ESLint config). TypeScript files are compiled locally for validation, and the TypeScript (`.ts`) files are deployed to Salesforce for server-side type stripping. If not specified, the project uses JavaScript.
+When set to `'typescript'`, generates TypeScript configuration files (tsconfig.json, package.json with TypeScript dependencies, and TypeScript-aware ESLint config). When you deploy the TypeScript-based Lightning Web Components, the TypeScript files are first compiled locally for validation and then the `.ts` files are deployed to your org for server-side type stripping.