diff --git a/hgext/rebase.py b/hgext/rebase.py
--- a/hgext/rebase.py
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ cmdtable = {
         ('s', 'source', '', _('rebase from a given revision')),
         ('b', 'base', '', _('rebase from the base of a given revision')),
         ('d', 'dest', '', _('rebase onto a given revision')),
-        ('', 'collapse', False, _('collapse the rebased revisions')),
-        ('', 'keep', False, _('keep original revisions')),
-        ('', 'keepbranches', False, _('keep original branches')),
+        ('', 'collapse', False, _('collapse the rebased changesets')),
+        ('', 'keep', False, _('keep original changesets')),
+        ('', 'keepbranches', False, _('keep original branch names')),
         ('c', 'continue', False, _('continue an interrupted rebase')),
         ('a', 'abort', False, _('abort an interrupted rebase')),] +
          templateopts,
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.out b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.out
--- a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.out
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.out
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ options:
  -s --source        rebase from a given revision
  -b --base          rebase from the base of a given revision
  -d --dest          rebase onto a given revision
-    --collapse      collapse the rebased revisions
-    --keep          keep original revisions
-    --keepbranches  keep original branches
+    --collapse      collapse the rebased changesets
+    --keep          keep original changesets
+    --keepbranches  keep original branch names
  -c --continue      continue an interrupted rebase
  -a --abort         abort an interrupted rebase
     --style         display using template map file
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ options:
  -s --source        rebase from a given revision
  -b --base          rebase from the base of a given revision
  -d --dest          rebase onto a given revision
-    --collapse      collapse the rebased revisions
-    --keep          keep original revisions
-    --keepbranches  keep original branches
+    --collapse      collapse the rebased changesets
+    --keep          keep original changesets
+    --keepbranches  keep original branch names
  -c --continue      continue an interrupted rebase
  -a --abort         abort an interrupted rebase
     --style         display using template map file
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ options:
  -s --source        rebase from a given revision
  -b --base          rebase from the base of a given revision
  -d --dest          rebase onto a given revision
-    --collapse      collapse the rebased revisions
-    --keep          keep original revisions
-    --keepbranches  keep original branches
+    --collapse      collapse the rebased changesets
+    --keep          keep original changesets
+    --keepbranches  keep original branch names
  -c --continue      continue an interrupted rebase
  -a --abort         abort an interrupted rebase
     --style         display using template map file
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ options:
  -s --source        rebase from a given revision
  -b --base          rebase from the base of a given revision
  -d --dest          rebase onto a given revision
-    --collapse      collapse the rebased revisions
-    --keep          keep original revisions
-    --keepbranches  keep original branches
+    --collapse      collapse the rebased changesets
+    --keep          keep original changesets
+    --keepbranches  keep original branch names
  -c --continue      continue an interrupted rebase
  -a --abort         abort an interrupted rebase
     --style         display using template map file