diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 105ed56..9618e3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Track the elapsed time since a certain point, like the start of a node script.
 ````javascript
 var epoch = require('epochjs');
 
-// Call start() to set a start time
+// Call start() to set (or reset) the start time
 epoch.start();
 
 // ...add your javascript code here
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ epoch.start();
 console.log(epoch.secElapsed() + ' time has ellapsed');
 
 // or even simpler call log()
-// the following will output to the console "5.11 database updated" where 5.11 is the amount of time that has ellapsed.
+// the following will output to the console "5.11 database updated" where 
+// 5.11 is the amount of time that has ellapsed since start().
 epoch.log('database updated');
 
 ````