diff --git a/scripts/_common.py b/scripts/_common.py
index 663398077e..03faf5dc9c 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.py
+++ b/scripts/_common.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def get_locale(path: Path) -> str:
     path (Path): the path to extract the locale.
 
     Returns:
-    str: a POSIX Locale Name in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
+    str: a language in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
     """
 
     # compute locale
diff --git a/scripts/set-alias-page.py b/scripts/set-alias-page.py
index b725cdd6f3..12f2f2a2ab 100755
--- a/scripts/set-alias-page.py
+++ b/scripts/set-alias-page.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Options:
     -S, --sync
         Synchronize each translation's alias page (if exists) with that of the English page.
     -l, --language LANGUAGE
-        Specify the language, a POSIX Locale Name in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
+        Specify the language in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
     -s, --stage
         Stage modified pages (requires 'git' on $PATH and TLDR_ROOT to be a Git repository).
     -n, --dry-run
diff --git a/scripts/set-more-info-link.py b/scripts/set-more-info-link.py
index 15411edc2c..4e9fedd2e0 100755
--- a/scripts/set-more-info-link.py
+++ b/scripts/set-more-info-link.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Options:
     -S, --sync
         Synchronize each translation's "More information" link (if exists) with that of the English page.
     -l, --language LANGUAGE
-        Specify the language, a POSIX Locale Name in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
+        Specify the language in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
     -s, --stage
         Stage modified pages (requires 'git' on $PATH and TLDR_ROOT to be a Git repository).
     -n, --dry-run
diff --git a/scripts/set-page-title.py b/scripts/set-page-title.py
index 6945822d1b..3caaef3e51 100755
--- a/scripts/set-page-title.py
+++ b/scripts/set-page-title.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Options:
     -S, --sync
         Synchronize each translation's title (if exists) with that of the English page.
     -l, --language LANGUAGE
-        Specify the language, a POSIX Locale Name in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
+        Specify the language in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
     -s, --stage
         Stage modified pages (requires 'git' on $PATH and TLDR_ROOT to be a Git repository).
     -n, --dry-run
diff --git a/scripts/set-see-also.py b/scripts/set-see-also.py
index 065759b0a4..c8beafd8fb 100755
--- a/scripts/set-see-also.py
+++ b/scripts/set-see-also.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Options:
     -S, --sync
         Synchronize each translation's "See also" section (if exists) with that of the English page.
     -l, --language LANGUAGE
-        Specify the language, a POSIX Locale Name in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
+        Specify the language in the form of "ll" or "ll_CC" (e.g. "fr" or "pt_BR").
     -s, --stage
         Stage modified pages (requires 'git' on $PATH and TLDR_ROOT to be a Git repository).
     -n, --dry-run