diff --git a/R/extract-param.R b/R/extract-param.R
index 14fbbe4..386d2b0 100644
--- a/R/extract-param.R
+++ b/R/extract-param.R
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #'    example, a record of `$THETA (1)x4` is returned as `c(1, NA, NA, NA)`.
 #'
 #'  * If additional parameter records are used for priors, those are included in
-#'    the result. To avoid this, instead use informative prior record names
-#'    (such as `THETAP` and `THETAPV`).
+#'    the result. To avoid this, instead use more specific record names (such as
+#'    `THETAP` and `THETAPV`).
 #'
 #' @param records An [nmrec_ctl_records] object.
 #' @param mark_flags A vector of NONMEM flags (i.e. valueless options such as
diff --git a/R/set-param.R b/R/set-param.R
index f2d1b42..52aff6e 100644
--- a/R/set-param.R
+++ b/R/set-param.R
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #'
 #'  * Using additional parameter records for priors is not supported and will
 #'    lead to a size mismatch between the parameter and its records. Instead use
-#'    informative prior record names (such as `THETAP` and `THETAPV`).
+#'    more specific record names (such as `THETAP` and `THETAPV`).
 #'
 #' @param records An [nmrec_ctl_records] object.
 #' @param values Overwrite the parameter's initial estimates in `records` with
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ set_param <- function(records, name, values, fmt) {
         ),
         "i" = paste0(
           "If you're using ", toupper(name), " records for priors, ",
-          "please switch to informative record names ",
+          "please switch to more specific record names ",
           "(such as THETAP and THETAPV)."
         )
       ),
diff --git a/man/extract_param.Rd b/man/extract_param.Rd
index 906bf58..54ccd00 100644
--- a/man/extract_param.Rd
+++ b/man/extract_param.Rd
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ estimates for \code{OMEGA} and \code{SIGMA} records.
 defined in the control stream. All other values are returned as \code{NA}. For
 example, a record of \verb{$THETA (1)x4} is returned as \code{c(1, NA, NA, NA)}.
 \item If additional parameter records are used for priors, those are included in
-the result. To avoid this, instead use informative prior record names
-(such as \code{THETAP} and \code{THETAPV}).
+the result. To avoid this, instead use more specific record names (such as
+\code{THETAP} and \code{THETAPV}).
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/man/set_param.Rd b/man/set_param.Rd
index 3e03f13..b43d3e0 100644
--- a/man/set_param.Rd
+++ b/man/set_param.Rd
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ initial estimates, but only the first explicitly appears. Calling
 by the parameter records.
 \item Using additional parameter records for priors is not supported and will
 lead to a size mismatch between the parameter and its records. Instead use
-informative prior record names (such as \code{THETAP} and \code{THETAPV}).
+more specific record names (such as \code{THETAP} and \code{THETAPV}).
 }
 }
 }