diff --git a/doc/Introduction.md b/doc/Introduction.md
index acb5282a..a87e77c3 100644
--- a/doc/Introduction.md
+++ b/doc/Introduction.md
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ Janet supports several varieties of types that can be used as labels for things
 your program. The most useful type for this purpose is the keyword type. A keyword
 begins with a semicolon, and then contains 0 or more alphanumeric or a few other common
 characters. For example, `:hello`, `:my-name`, `::`, and `:ABC123_-*&^%$` are all keywords.
-Keywords are actually just special cases of symbols, which are similar but don't start with
-a semicolon. The difference between symbols and keywords is that keywords evaluate to themselves, while
+
+Keywords, symbols, and strings all behave similarly and can be used as keys for tables and structs.
+Symbols and keywords are optimized for fast equality checks, so are preferred for table keys.
+
+The difference between symbols and keywords is that keywords evaluate to themselves, while
 symbols evaluate to whatever they are bound to. To have a symbol evaluate to itself, it must be
 quoted.
 
diff --git a/doc/Parser.md b/doc/Parser.md
index f372b4e7..d55eeb12 100644
--- a/doc/Parser.md
+++ b/doc/Parser.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ false
 ## Symbols
 
 Janet symbols are represented a sequence of alphanumeric characters
-not starting with a digit. They can also contain the characters
+not starting with a digit or a colon. They can also contain the characters
 \!, @, $, \%, \^, \&, \*, -, \_, +, =, \|, \~, :, \<, \>, ., \?, \\, /, as
 well as any Unicode codepoint not in the ascii range.
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ my-module/my-fuction
 
 ## Keywords
 
-Janet keywords are really just symbols that begin with the character :. However, they
+Janet keywords are like symbols that begin with the character :. However, they
 are used differently and treated by the compiler as a constant rather than a name for
 something. Keywords are used mostly for keys in tables and structs, or pieces of syntax
 in macros.