diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
index ba21cee..d365711 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ system.admin_structure:
 system.themes_page:
   route_name: system.themes_page
   title: Appearance
-  description: 'Select and configure your themes.'
+  description: 'Select and configure themes.'
   parent: system.admin
   weight: -6
 system.modules_list:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ system.admin_config_media:
   weight: -10
 system.file_system_settings:
   title: 'File system'
-  description: 'Tell Drupal where to store uploaded files and how they are accessed.'
+  description: 'Configure the location of uploaded files and how they are accessed.'
   parent: system.admin_config_media
   route_name: system.file_system_settings
 system.image_toolkit_settings:
@@ -56,64 +56,64 @@ system.admin_config_services:
 system.rss_feeds_settings:
   title: 'RSS publishing'
   parent: system.admin_config_services
-  description: 'Configure the site description, the number of items per feed and whether feeds should be titles/teasers/full-text.'
+  description: 'Configure the site description, the number of items per feed, and whether feeds should be titles/teasers/full-text.'
   route_name: system.rss_feeds_settings
 system.admin_config_development:
   route_name: system.admin_config_development
   parent: system.admin_config
   title: Development
-  description: 'Development tools.'
+  description: 'Configure and use development tools.'
   weight: -10
 system.site_maintenance_mode:
   title: 'Maintenance mode'
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Take the site offline for maintenance or bring it back online.'
+  description: 'Take the site offline for updates and other maintenance tasks.'
   route_name: system.site_maintenance_mode
   weight: -10
 system.performance_settings:
   title: Performance
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Enable or disable page caching for anonymous users and set CSS and JS bandwidth optimization options.'
+  description: 'Configure caching and bandwidth optimization.'
   route_name: system.performance_settings
   weight: -20
 system.logging_settings:
   title: 'Logging and errors'
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Settings for logging and alerts modules. Various modules can route Drupal''s system events to different destinations, such as syslog, database, email, etc.'
+  description: 'Configure the display of error messages and database logging.'
   route_name: system.logging_settings
   weight: -15
 system.admin_config_regional:
   route_name: system.admin_config_regional
   title: 'Regional and language'
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Regional settings, localization and translation.'
+  description: 'Configure regional settings, localization, and translation.'
   weight: -5
 system.regional_settings:
   title: 'Regional settings'
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
-  description: 'Settings for the site''s default time zone and country.'
+  description: 'Configure the timezone and country.'
   route_name: system.regional_settings
   weight: -20
 entity.date_format.collection:
   title: 'Date and time formats'
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
-  description: 'Configure display format strings for date and time.'
+  description: 'Configure how dates and times are displayed.'
   route_name: entity.date_format.collection
   weight: -9
 system.admin_config_search:
   title: 'Search and metadata'
   route_name: system.admin_config_search
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Local site search, metadata and SEO.'
+  description: 'Configure site search, metadata, and search engine optimization.'
   weight: -10
 system.admin_config_system:
   title: System
   route_name: system.admin_config_system
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'General system related configuration.'
+  description: 'Configure basic site settings, actions, and cron.'
   weight: -20
 system.site_information_settings:
-  title: 'Site information'
+  title: 'Basic site settings'
   parent: system.admin_config_system
   description: 'Change site name, email address, slogan, default front page, and error pages.'
   route_name: system.site_information_settings
@@ -128,19 +128,19 @@ system.admin_config_ui:
   title: 'User interface'
   route_name: system.admin_config_ui
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Tools that enhance the user interface.'
+  description: 'Configure the administrative user interface.'
   weight: -15
 system.admin_config_workflow:
   title: Workflow
   route_name: system.admin_config_workflow
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Content workflow, editorial workflow tools.'
+  description: 'Manage the content workflow.'
   weight: 5
 system.admin_config_content:
   title: 'Content authoring'
   route_name: system.admin_config_content
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Settings related to formatting and authoring content.'
+  description: 'Configure content formatting and authoring.'
   weight: -15
 system.admin_reports:
   title: Reports
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ system.admin_reports:
 system.status:
   title: 'Status report'
   parent: system.admin_reports
-  description: 'Get a status report about your site''s operation and any detected problems.'
+  description: 'Get a status report about your site''s operation.'
   route_name: system.status
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index d0ff53f..81b18ce 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function system_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Disabling drag-and-drop functionality') . '</dt>';
       $output .= '<dd>' . t('The default drag-and-drop user interface for ordering tables in the administrative interface presents a challenge for some users, including users of screen readers and other assistive technology. The drag-and-drop interface can be disabled in a table by clicking a link labeled "Show row weights" above the table. The replacement interface allows users to order the table by choosing numerical weights instead of dragging table rows.') . '</dd>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Configuring basic site settings') . '</dt>';
-      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The System module provides pages for managing basic site configuration, including <a href=":date-time-settings">Date and time formats</a> and basic <a href=":site-info">Site information</a> (site name, email address to send mail from, home page, and error pages). Additional configuration pages are listed on the main <a href=":config">Configuration page</a>.', array(':date-time-settings' => \Drupal::url('entity.date_format.collection'), ':site-info' => \Drupal::url('system.site_information_settings'), ':config' => \Drupal::url('system.admin_config'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The System module provides pages for managing basic site configuration, including <a href=":date-time-settings">Date and time formats</a> and <a href=":site-info">Basic site settings</a> (site name, email address to send mail from, home page, and error pages). Additional configuration pages are listed on the main <a href=":config">Configuration page</a>.', array(':date-time-settings' => \Drupal::url('entity.date_format.collection'), ':site-info' => \Drupal::url('system.site_information_settings'), ':config' => \Drupal::url('system.admin_config'))) . '</dd>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Checking site status') . '</dt>';
       $output .= '<dd>' . t('The <a href=":status">Status report</a> provides an overview of the configuration, status, and health of your site. Review this report to make sure there are not any problems to address, and to find information about the software your site and web server are using.', array(':status' => \Drupal::url('system.status'))) . '</dd>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Using maintenance mode') . '</dt>';
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index 15f06e3..ed111f8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ system.site_information_settings:
   path: '/admin/config/system/site-information'
   defaults:
     _form: 'Drupal\system\Form\SiteInformationForm'
-    _title: 'Site information'
+    _title: 'Basic site settings'
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer site configuration'