diff --git a/doc/formats.md b/doc/formats.md
index f85fead9..9ea84e08 100644
--- a/doc/formats.md
+++ b/doc/formats.md
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ $ fq -r -o array=true -d html '.. | select(.[0] == "a" and .[1].href)?.[1].href'
 
 ### Limitations
 
-- fragmented non-"full" records are not merged and decoded further.
+- individual record contents are not merged nor decoded further.
 
 ### Authors
 
diff --git a/format/leveldb/leveldb_log.md b/format/leveldb/leveldb_log.md
index 8683c827..70a3246c 100644
--- a/format/leveldb/leveldb_log.md
+++ b/format/leveldb/leveldb_log.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### Limitations
 
-- fragmented non-"full" records are not merged and decoded further.
+- individual record contents are not merged nor decoded further.
 
 ### Authors
 
diff --git a/format/leveldb/testdata/help_leveldb_log.fqtest b/format/leveldb/testdata/help_leveldb_log.fqtest
index dbbc8cd0..0dd9fbf9 100644
--- a/format/leveldb/testdata/help_leveldb_log.fqtest
+++ b/format/leveldb/testdata/help_leveldb_log.fqtest
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Decode examples
 
 Limitations
 ===========
-- fragmented non-"full" records are not merged and decoded further.
+- individual record contents are not merged nor decoded further.
 
 Authors
 =======