diff --git a/content/functions/format.md b/content/functions/format.md
index b1de89f97..0cffd44cf 100644
--- a/content/functions/format.md
+++ b/content/functions/format.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ aliases: []
 toc: true
 ---
 
-`Format` will format date values defined in your front matter. `.Format` and can be used as a property on the following [page variables][pagevars]:
+`Format` will format date values defined in your front matter and can be used as a property on the following [page variables][pagevars]:
 
 * `.PublishDate`
 * `.Date`
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Assuming a key-value of `date: 2017-03-03` in a content file's front matter, you
 {{ .PublishDate.Format "January 2, 2006" }} => March 3, 2017
 ```
 
-For formatting *any* string representations of dates defined in your front matter, see the [`dateFormat` function][dateFormat].
+For formatting *any* string representations of dates defined in your front matter, see the [`dateFormat` function][dateFormat], which will still leverage the Golang layout string explained below but uses a slightly different syntax.
 
 ## Go's Layout String