diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index aa43ab21..8517eb2a 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ targets (`RND-009`, `RND-010`), UI thread-affinity and checked-handle migration
 (`UI-001`, `UI-002`), render/UI queue race coverage (`APP-001`), package gates
 for backend/UI work (`PLT-010`), and historical task cleanup (`AUD-001`), which
 normalized tracker hygiene in the completed record.
-Recent 2026-06-15 app-dialog lifetime cleanup now routes app-owned
+Recent 2026-06-15 app-dialog lifetime cleanup routed app-owned
 progress/message/input overlays through checked handle registration in
-`src/legacy_ui_overlay_services.*` before they fall back to retained dialog
+`src/legacy_ui_overlay_services.*` before they fell back to retained dialog
 node close helpers, narrowing another app-owned `DEBT-0058`/`DEBT-0063`
 surface without changing dialog plans or captions.
 The same checked-overlay seam now also owns main-toolbar settings dialog
diff --git a/docs/modernization/tasks.md b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
index 9c549500..589b441f 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ UI rewrites:
 - Platform gates: Apple/Linux/WebGL/AppX package readiness must be part of the
   backend/UI gate because renderer and UI boundaries are platform-sensitive.
 - Task hygiene: tracker hygiene was normalized under `AUD-001`;
-  new agents should still treat historical score rows cautiously before using
-  them for accounting.
+  historical score rows still warrant caution before being used for
+  accounting.
 
 ## Ready Queue