diff --git a/lib/English.rb b/lib/English.rb
index e6da36edcb..ec90ff10cd 100644
--- a/lib/English.rb
+++ b/lib/English.rb
@@ -52,45 +52,43 @@ module English end if false
alias $ERROR_INFO $!
# The stack backtrace generated by the last
-# exception. See Kernel.caller for details. Thread local.
+# exception. See Kernel#caller for details. Thread local.
alias $ERROR_POSITION $@
-# The default separator pattern used by String.split. May be
-# set from the command line using the -F flag.
+# The default separator pattern used by String#split. May be set from
+# the command line using the -F flag.
alias $FS $;
-# The default separator pattern used by String.split. May be
-# set from the command line using the -F flag.
+# The default separator pattern used by String#split. May be set from
+# the command line using the -F flag.
alias $FIELD_SEPARATOR $;
# The separator string output between the parameters to methods such
-# as Kernel.print and Array.join. Defaults to +nil+,
-# which adds no text.
+# as Kernel#print and Array#join. Defaults to +nil+, which adds no
+# text.
alias $OFS $,
# The separator string output between the parameters to methods such
-# as Kernel.print and Array.join. Defaults to +nil+,
-# which adds no text.
+# as Kernel#print and Array#join. Defaults to +nil+, which adds no
+# text.
alias $OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR $,
# The input record separator (newline by default). This is the value
-# that routines such as Kernel.gets use to determine record
+# that routines such as Kernel#gets use to determine record
# boundaries. If set to +nil+, +gets+ will read the entire file.
alias $RS $/
# The input record separator (newline by default). This is the value
-# that routines such as Kernel.gets use to determine record
+# that routines such as Kernel#gets use to determine record
# boundaries. If set to +nil+, +gets+ will read the entire file.
alias $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR $/
# The string appended to the output of every call to methods such as
-# Kernel.print and IO.write. The default value is
-# +nil+.
+# Kernel#print and IO#write. The default value is +nil+.
alias $ORS $\
# The string appended to the output of every call to methods such as
-# Kernel.print and IO.write. The default value is
-# +nil+.
+# Kernel#print and IO#write. The default value is +nil+.
alias $OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR $\
# The number of the last line read from the current input file.
@@ -99,14 +97,14 @@ alias $INPUT_LINE_NUMBER $.
# The number of the last line read from the current input file.
alias $NR $.
-# The last line read by Kernel.gets or
-# Kernel.readline. Many string-related functions in the
-# +Kernel+ module operate on $_ by default. The variable is
+# The last line read by Kernel#gets or
+# Kernel#readline. Many string-related functions in the
+# Kernel module operate on $_ by default. The variable is
# local to the current scope. Thread local.
alias $LAST_READ_LINE $_
-# The destination of output for Kernel.print
-# and Kernel.printf. The default value is
+# The destination of output for Kernel#print
+# and Kernel#printf. The default value is
# $stdout.
alias $DEFAULT_OUTPUT $>
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ alias $DEFAULT_OUTPUT $>
# given as command-line arguments, or $stdin
# (in the case where there are no
# arguments). $< supports methods similar to a
-# +File+ object:
+# File object:
# +inmode+, +close+,
# closed?, +each+,
# each_byte, each_line,
@@ -129,8 +127,8 @@ alias $DEFAULT_OUTPUT $>
# +rewind+, +seek+, +skip+,
# +tell+, to_a, to_i,
# to_io, to_s, along with the
-# methods in +Enumerable+. The method +file+
-# returns a +File+ object for the file currently
+# methods in Enumerable. The method +file+
+# returns a File object for the file currently
# being read. This may change as $< reads
# through the files on the command line. Read only.
alias $DEFAULT_INPUT $<