diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e66f6333..f8951c5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ The JSON output can be compact (default) or pretty formatted with the `-p` optio
 - `-m` monochrome JSON output
 - `-p` pretty format the JSON output
 - `-q` quiet mode. Suppresses parser warning messages
-- `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output with all values as strings and no additional semantic processing
+- `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output, typically with strings values and no additional semantic processing
 - `-v` version information
 
 ### Setting Custom Colors via Environment Variable
diff --git a/templates/readme_template b/templates/readme_template
index 5a9a77b9..7e6534f4 100644
--- a/templates/readme_template
+++ b/templates/readme_template
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The JSON output can be compact (default) or pretty formatted with the `-p` optio
 - `-m` monochrome JSON output
 - `-p` pretty format the JSON output
 - `-q` quiet mode. Suppresses parser warning messages
-- `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output with all values as strings and no additional semantic processing
+- `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output, typically with strings values and no additional semantic processing
 - `-v` version information
 
 ### Setting Custom Colors via Environment Variable