diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index 0459676..61541c4 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type LogLevel = keyof typeof LEVEL_PRIORITY;
 export function formatCompaction(data: unknown): string {
   if (!data || typeof data !== "object") return "compaction data unavailable";
   const cd = data as Record<string, unknown>;
-  return `${String(cd["preCompactionTokens"])} → ${String(cd["postCompactionTokens"])} tokens`;
+  return `${String(cd["preCompactionTokens"])} to ${String(cd["postCompactionTokens"])} tokens`;
 }
 
 export class Logger {
diff --git a/src/utils/prompt.ts b/src/utils/prompt.ts
index f3f5b91..70a36de 100644
--- a/src/utils/prompt.ts
+++ b/src/utils/prompt.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function filterExcludedFiles(s: string, patterns: string[]): string {
   return s.replace(re, "");
 }
 
-/** System/developer messages are skipped — they're passed via `SessionConfig.systemMessage`. */
+/** System/developer messages are skipped, because they're passed via `SessionConfig.systemMessage`. */
 export function formatPrompt(
   messages: Message[],
   excludedFilePatterns: string[],