diff --git a/docs/utils.md b/docs/utils.md
index 3df5e8fc..2cf03381 100644
--- a/docs/utils.md
+++ b/docs/utils.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jc - JSON CLI output utility utils
 warning_message(message_lines)
 ```
 
-Prints warning message for non-fatal issues. The first line is appended with
+Prints warning message for non-fatal issues. The first line is prepended with
 'jc:  Warning - ' and subsequent lines are indented. Wraps text as needed based
 on the terminal width.
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Returns:
 error_message(message_lines)
 ```
 
-Prints an error message for fatal issues. The first line is appended with
+Prints an error message for fatal issues. The first line is prepended with
 'jc:  Error - ' and subsequent lines are indented. Wraps text as needed based
 on the terminal width.
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Returns:
 ```python
 stream_success(output_line, ignore_exceptions)
 ```
-add _meta object to output line if -qq (ignore_exceptions) option is used
+add _jc_meta object to output line if -qq (ignore_exceptions) option is used
 
 ## stream_error
 ```python
diff --git a/jc/utils.py b/jc/utils.py
index 7e2411a5..7c2d82cc 100644
--- a/jc/utils.py
+++ b/jc/utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from textwrap import TextWrapper
 
 def warning_message(message_lines):
     """
-    Prints warning message for non-fatal issues. The first line is appended with
+    Prints warning message for non-fatal issues. The first line is prepended with
     'jc:  Warning - ' and subsequent lines are indented. Wraps text as needed based
     on the terminal width.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def warning_message(message_lines):
 
 def error_message(message_lines):
     """
-    Prints an error message for fatal issues. The first line is appended with
+    Prints an error message for fatal issues. The first line is prepended with
     'jc:  Error - ' and subsequent lines are indented. Wraps text as needed based
     on the terminal width.
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def convert_to_bool(value):
 
 
 def stream_success(output_line, ignore_exceptions):
-    """add _meta object to output line if -qq (ignore_exceptions) option is used"""
+    """add _jc_meta object to output line if -qq (ignore_exceptions) option is used"""
     if ignore_exceptions:
         output_line.update({'_jc_meta': {'success': True}})
 
diff --git a/man/jc.1 b/man/jc.1
index c580b565..f167f6cd 100644
--- a/man/jc.1
+++ b/man/jc.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH jc 1 2021-09-24 1.17.0 "JSON CLI output utility"
+.TH jc 1 2021-09-25 1.17.0 "JSON CLI output utility"
 .SH NAME
 jc \- JSONifies the output of many CLI tools and file-types
 .SH SYNOPSIS