diff --git a/numpy/add_newdocs.py b/numpy/add_newdocs.py
index e3304d191a86..8a24bead1f8a 100644
--- a/numpy/add_newdocs.py
+++ b/numpy/add_newdocs.py
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ def luf(lamdaexpr, *args, **kwargs):
     count : int, optional
         Number of items to read. ``-1`` means all data in the buffer.
     offset : int, optional
-        Start reading the buffer from this offset; default: 0.
+        Start reading the buffer from this offset (in bytes); default: 0.
 
     Notes
     -----
diff --git a/numpy/core/shape_base.py b/numpy/core/shape_base.py
index 2b5110473bcb..70afdb7465ec 100644
--- a/numpy/core/shape_base.py
+++ b/numpy/core/shape_base.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def atleast_1d(*arys):
     Returns
     -------
     ret : ndarray
-        An array, or sequence of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 1``.
+        An array, or list of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 1``.
         Copies are made only if necessary.
 
     See Also
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def atleast_2d(*arys):
     Returns
     -------
     res, res2, ... : ndarray
-        An array, or tuple of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 2``.
+        An array, or list of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 2``.
         Copies are avoided where possible, and views with two or more
         dimensions are returned.
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def atleast_3d(*arys):
     Returns
     -------
     res1, res2, ... : ndarray
-        An array, or tuple of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 3``.  Copies are
+        An array, or list of arrays, each with ``a.ndim >= 3``.  Copies are
         avoided where possible, and views with three or more dimensions are
         returned.  For example, a 1-D array of shape ``(N,)`` becomes a view
         of shape ``(1, N, 1)``, and a 2-D array of shape ``(M, N)`` becomes a