diff --git a/exercises/concept/freelancer-rates/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/concept/freelancer-rates/.docs/instructions.md
index d6b95b3c..8fb85c91 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/freelancer-rates/.docs/instructions.md
+++ b/exercises/concept/freelancer-rates/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Discounts are modeled as fractional numbers representing percentages, for exampl
 
 ## 1. Calculate the daily rate given an hourly rate
 
-Implement a function called `daily_rate` to calculate the daily rate given an hourly rate as a parameter.
+Implement a function called `daily_rate` to calculate the daily rate given an hourly rate as an argument.
 The contract defines that a day has 8 billable hours.
 
 ```cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The returned daily rate should be of type `double`.
 ## 2. Calculate a discounted price
 
 Implement a function `apply_discount` to calculate the price after a discount.
-It should accept two parameters: the original price and the discount rate in percent.
+It should accept two arguments: the original price and the discount rate in percent.
 
 ```cpp
 apply_discount(150, 10)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The returned value should always be of type `double`, not rounded in any way.
 ## 3. Calculate the monthly rate, given an hourly rate and a discount
 
 Implement a `monthly_rate` function to calculate the discounted monthly rate.
-It should have two parameters, an hourly rate and the discount in percent.
+It takes two arguments, an hourly rate and the discount in percent.
 
 ```cpp
 monthly_rate(77, 10.5)