diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec859d9..ec88e20 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2014-08-03  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* doc/man/nano.1, doc/man/rnano.1: Tweak the formatting a bit so that
 	po4a will create a nicer POT file.
+	* doc/man/nanorc.5: Improve some of the wordings and formatting.
 
 2014-08-02  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Standardize the formatting of command-line
diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index 1170279..7002368 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -38,38 +38,42 @@
 command-line options.  Additionally, there are some commands to define
 syntax highlighting and to rebind keys -- see the two separate sections
 on those.  \fBnano\fP reads one command per line.
-
+.PP
 Options in \fInanorc\fP files take precedence over nano's defaults, and
-command-line options override \fInanorc\fP settings.  Also, options are
-unset by default, except for those that take arguments.
-
-Quotes inside string parameters don't have to be escaped with
+command-line options override \fInanorc\fP settings.  Also, options that
+do not take an argument are unset by default.  So using the \fBunset\fR
+command is only needed when wanting to override a setting of the system's
+\fInanorc\fR file in your own \fB~/.nanorc\fR.  Options that take an
+argument cannot be unset.
+.PP
+Below, the \fIstring\fR parameters need to be enclosed in double quotes.
+Quotes inside these string parameters don't have to be escaped with
 backslashes.  The last double quote in the string will be treated as its
 end.  For example, for the \fBbrackets\fP option, "\fB"')>]}\fP" will
 match \fB"\fP, \fB'\fP, \fB)\fP, \fB>\fP, \fB]\fP, and \fB}\fP.
-
+.PP
 The supported commands and arguments are:
 
 .TP 3
-.B set/unset allow_insecure_backup
+.B set allow_insecure_backup
 When backing up files, allow the backup to succeed even if its permissions
 can't be (re)set due to special OS considerations.  You should
 NOT enable this option unless you are sure you need it.
 .TP
-.B set/unset autoindent
+.B set autoindent
 Use auto-indentation.
 .TP
-.B set/unset backup
+.B set backup
 Create backup files by adding a tilde (\fB~\fP) to each file's name.
 .TP
 .B set backupdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
 Set the directory where \fBnano\fP puts unique backup files, if file
 backups are enabled.
 .TP
-.B set/unset backwards
+.B set backwards
 Do backwards searches by default.
 .TP
-.B set/unset boldtext
+.B set boldtext
 Use bold instead of reverse video for the titlebar, statusbar, key combos,
 and selected text.  This can be overridden for the first three by setting
 the options \fBtitlecolor\fP, \fBstatuscolor\fP, and \fBkeycolor\fP.
@@ -80,26 +84,26 @@
 punctuation (see \fBpunct\fP), optionally followed by the specified
 closing brackets, can end sentences.  The default value is "\fB"')>]}\fP".
 .TP
-.B set/unset casesensitive
+.B set casesensitive
 Do case-sensitive searches by default.
 .TP
-.B set/unset const
+.B set const
 Constantly display the cursor position in the status bar.
 .TP
-.B set/unset cut
+.B set cut
 Use cut-to-end-of-line by default, instead of cutting the whole line.
 .TP
-.B set fill \fIn\fP
-Hard-wrap lines at column number \fIn\fP.  If \fIn\fP is 0 or less, the
-maximum line length will be the screen width less \fIn\fP columns.  The
-default value is \-8.
+.B set fill \fInumber\fR
+Hard-wrap lines at column number \fInumber\fR.  If \fInumber\fR is 0 or less,
+the maximum line length will be the screen width less \fInumber\fP columns.
+The default value is \fB\-8\fR.
 .TP
 .B set functioncolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
 Specify the color combination to use for the function descriptions
 in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
 See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
 .TP
-.B set/unset historylog
+.B set historylog
 Enable the use of \fB~/.nano/search_history\fP for saving and reading
 search/replace strings.
 .TP
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@
 in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
 See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
 .TP
-.B set/unset locking
+.B set locking
 Enable vim-style lock-files for when editing files.
 .TP
 .B set matchbrackets "\fIstring\fP"
@@ -117,32 +121,32 @@
 come before the closing set, and the two sets must be in the same order.
 The default value is "\fB(<[{)>]}\fP".
 .TP
-.B set/unset morespace
+.B set morespace
 Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
 .TP
-.B set/unset mouse
+.B set mouse
 Enable mouse support, if available for your system.  When enabled, mouse
 clicks can be used to place the cursor, set the mark (with a double
 click), and execute shortcuts.  The mouse will work in the X Window
 System, and on the console when gpm is running.  Text can still be
 selected through dragging by holding down the Shift key.
 .TP
-.B set/unset multibuffer
+.B set multibuffer
 Allow inserting files into their own buffers.
 .TP
-.B set/unset noconvert
+.B set noconvert
 Don't convert files from DOS/Mac format.
 .TP
-.B set/unset nofollow
+.B set nofollow
 Don't follow symlinks when writing files.
 .TP
-.B set/unset nohelp
+.B set nohelp
 Don't display the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
 .TP
-.B set/unset nonewlines
+.B set nonewlines
 Don't automatically add a newline to the ends of files.
 .TP
-.B set/unset nowrap
+.B set nowrap
 Don't hard-wrap text at all.
 .TP
 .B set operatingdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
@@ -151,10 +155,10 @@
 files are inserted from this directory.  By default, the operating
 directory feature is turned off.
 .TP
-.B set/unset poslog
+.B set poslog
 Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
 .TP
-.B set/unset preserve
+.B set preserve
 Preserve the XON and XOFF keys (^Q and ^S).
 .TP
 .B set punct "\fIstring\fP"
@@ -163,11 +167,11 @@
 specfified closing punctuation, optionally followed by closing brackets
 (see \fBbrackets\fP), can end sentences.  The default value is "\fB!.?\fP".
 .TP
-.B set/unset quickblank
+.B set quickblank
 Do quick statusbar blanking.  Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
 keystroke instead of 25.
 .TP
-.B set/unset quiet
+.B set quiet
 \fBnano\fP will not report errors in the \fInanorc\fP file nor ask them
 to be acknowledged by pressing Enter at startup.  If this is used, it
 should be placed at the top of the file to be fully effective.
@@ -180,30 +184,30 @@
 support, and "\fB>\ \fP" otherwise.  Note that '\\t' stands for a literal
 Tab character.
 .TP
-.B set/unset rebinddelete
+.B set rebinddelete
 Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
 work properly.  You should only need to use this option if Backspace
 acts like Delete on your system.
 .TP
-.B set/unset rebindkeypad
+.B set rebindkeypad
 Interpret the numeric keypad keys so that they all work properly.  You
 should only need to use this option if they don't, as mouse support
 won't work properly with this option enabled.
 .TP
-.B set/unset regexp
+.B set regexp
 Do extended regular expression searches by default.
 .TP
-.B set/unset smarthome
+.B set smarthome
 Make the Home key smarter.  When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
 very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
 jump to that beginning (either forwards or backwards).  If the cursor is
 already at that position, it will jump to the true beginning of the
 line.
 .TP
-.B set/unset smooth
+.B set smooth
 Use smooth scrolling by default.
 .TP
-.B set/unset softwrap
+.B set softwrap
 Enable soft line wrapping for easier viewing of very long lines.
 .TP
 .B set speller "\fIspellprog\fP"
@@ -214,17 +218,17 @@
 Specify the color combination to use for the statusbar.
 See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
 .TP
-.B set/unset suspend
+.B set suspend
 Allow \fBnano\fP to be suspended.
 .TP
-.B set tabsize \fIn\fP
-Use a tab size of \fIn\fP columns.  The value of \fIn\fP must be greater
-than 0.  The default value is 8.
+.B set tabsize \fInumber\fR
+Use a tab size of \fInumber\fR columns.  The value of \fInumber\fP must be
+greater than 0.  The default value is \fB8\fR.
 .TP
-.B set/unset tabstospaces
+.B set tabstospaces
 Convert typed tabs to spaces.
 .TP
-.B set/unset tempfile
+.B set tempfile
 Save automatically on exit, don't prompt.
 .TP
 .B set titlecolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
@@ -233,14 +237,14 @@
 .BR white , \ black , \ red , \ blue , \ green , \ yellow , \ magenta ", and " cyan .
 And either "\fIfgcolor\fR" or ",\fIbgcolor\fR" may be left out.
 .TP
-.B set/unset view
+.B set view
 Disallow file modification.
 .TP
 .B set whitespace "\fIstring\fP"
 Set the two characters used to indicate the presence of tabs and
 spaces.  They must be single-column characters.
 .TP
-.B set/unset wordbounds
+.B set wordbounds
 Detect word boundaries more accurately by treating punctuation
 characters as parts of words.