diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/base.py b/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/base.py
index b804241aa1..f241318fbf 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/base.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/base.py
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ class Callback(abc.ABC):
         pass
 
     def on_train_batch_start(self, trainer, pl_module, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx):
-        """Called when the validation batch begins."""
+        """Called when the train batch begins."""
         pass
 
     def on_train_batch_end(self, trainer, pl_module, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx):
-        """Called when the validation batch ends."""
+        """Called when the train batch ends."""
         pass
 
     def on_train_epoch_start(self, trainer, pl_module):
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/metrics/regression.py b/pytorch_lightning/metrics/regression.py
index a2cbaaf4f8..1edb388fe2 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/metrics/regression.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/metrics/regression.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class RMSE(Metric):
 
 class MAE(Metric):
     """
-    Computes the root mean absolute loss or L1-loss.
+    Computes the mean absolute loss or L1-loss.
 
     Example: