diff --git a/docs/source/plugin/anatomy.rst b/docs/source/plugin/anatomy.rst
index 8828821f9c..b3459fab07 100644
--- a/docs/source/plugin/anatomy.rst
+++ b/docs/source/plugin/anatomy.rst
@@ -133,22 +133,22 @@ other users that are flagged as bots, or users who are
 certain cases, it might be desirable to bypass these defaults using one or
 more of these decorators:
 
-* :func:`~sopel.plugin.allow_bots`: the rule will receive events from other
-  users flagged as bots (like Sopel itself)
-* :func:`~sopel.plugin.echo`: the rule will receive Sopel's own actions (e.g.
-  the output of any calls to :func:`bot.say <sopel.bot.Sopel.say>`)
-* :func:`~sopel.plugin.unblockable`: the rule will ignore rate-limiting or
+* :func:`sopel.plugin.allow_bots`: the rule will accept events from other
+  users who are flagged as bots (like Sopel itself)
+* :func:`sopel.plugin.echo`: the rule will accept Sopel's own output (e.g.
+  from calls to :func:`bot.say() <sopel.bot.Sopel.say>`)
+* :func:`sopel.plugin.unblockable`: the rule will ignore rate-limiting or
   nick/host blocks and always process the event
 
-For example, Sopel itself uses the :func:`~sopel.plugin.unblockable` decorator
+For example, Sopel itself uses the :func:`sopel.plugin.unblockable` decorator
 to track joins/parts from everyone, always, so plugins can *always* access
 data about any user in any channel.
 
 .. important::
 
-   The :func:`~sopel.plugin.echo` decorator will send *anything* Sopel says
+   The :func:`sopel.plugin.echo` decorator will send *anything* Sopel says
    (that matches the rule) to the decorated callable, *including output from
-   the callable itself*. Be careful not to create a feedback loop.
+   the decorated callable*. Be careful not to create a feedback loop.
 
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