minor tweaks to language

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst
index 6260c36f2..f3f736df6 100644
--- a/docs/narr/install.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/install.rst
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ on :term:`PyPy` (1.9+).
 :app:`Pyramid` installation does not require the compilation of any C code, so
 you need only a Python interpreter that meets the requirements mentioned.
 
-Certain :app:`Pyramid` dependencies can optionally use C Python extensions,
-if a compiler or Python headers are unavailable the dependency will fall back
-to using pure Python instead.
+Some :app:`Pyramid` dependencies may attempt to build C extensions for
+performance speedups. If a compiler or Python headers are unavailable the
+dependency will fall back to using pure Python instead.
 
 For Mac OS X Users
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ complete, as it downloads and installs a number of dependencies.
 
 .. note::
 
-   If you see any errors related to failing to compile the C extensions, you
-   may safely ignore those errors. If you wish to use the C extensions, please
-   verify that you have a functioning compiler and the Python header files
-   installed.
+   If you see any warnings and/or errors related to failing to compile the C
+   extensions, in most cases you may safely ignore those errors. If you wish
+   to use the C extensions, please verify that you have a functioning compiler
+   and the Python header files installed.
 
 .. index::
    single: installing on Windows