diff --git a/1-js/02-first-steps/13-while-for/article.md b/1-js/02-first-steps/13-while-for/article.md
index d1b749888f..3940487eb8 100644
--- a/1-js/02-first-steps/13-while-for/article.md
+++ b/1-js/02-first-steps/13-while-for/article.md
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Please note that the two `for` semicolons `;` must be present. Otherwise, there
 
 Normally, a loop exits when its condition becomes falsy.
 
-But we can force the exit at any time using the special `break` directive.
+But we can force the exit at any time using the special `break` statement.
 
 For example, the loop below asks the user for a series of numbers, "breaking" when no number is entered:
 
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ while (true) {
 alert( 'Sum: ' + sum );
 ```
 
-The `break` directive is activated at the line `(*)` if the user enters an empty line or cancels the input. It stops the loop immediately, passing control to the first line after the loop. Namely, `alert`.
+The `break` statement is activated at the line `(*)` if the user enters an empty line or cancels the input. It stops the loop immediately, passing control to the first line after the loop. Namely, `alert`.
 
 The combination "infinite loop + `break` as needed" is great for situations when a loop's condition must be checked not in the beginning or end of the loop, but in the middle or even in several places of its body.
 
 ## Continue to the next iteration [#continue]
 
-The `continue` directive is a "lighter version" of `break`. It doesn't stop the whole loop. Instead, it stops the current iteration and forces the loop to start a new one (if the condition allows).
+The `continue` statement is a "lighter version" of `break`. It doesn't stop the whole loop. Instead, it stops the current iteration and forces the loop to start a new one (if the condition allows).
 
 We can use it if we're done with the current iteration and would like to move on to the next one.
 
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 }
 ```
 
-For even values of `i`, the `continue` directive stops executing the body and passes control to the next iteration of `for` (with the next number). So the `alert` is only called for odd values.
+For even values of `i`, the `continue` statement stops executing the body and passes control to the next iteration of `for` (with the next number). So the `alert` is only called for odd values.
 
-````smart header="The `continue` directive helps decrease nesting"
+````smart header="The `continue` statement helps decrease nesting"
 A loop that shows odd values could look like this:
 
 ```js run
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ But as a side effect, this created one more level of nesting (the `alert` call i
 ````
 
 ````warn header="No `break/continue` to the right side of '?'"
-Please note that syntax constructs that are not expressions cannot be used with the ternary operator `?`. In particular, directives such as `break/continue` aren't allowed there.
+Please note that syntax constructs that are not expressions cannot be used with the ternary operator `?`. In particular, statements such as `break/continue` aren't allowed there.
 
 For example, if we take this code:
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ outer:
 for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) { ... }
 ```
 
-The `continue` directive can also be used with a label. In this case, code execution jumps to the next iteration of the labeled loop.
+The `continue` statement can also be used with a label. In this case, code execution jumps to the next iteration of the labeled loop.
 
 ````warn header="Labels do not allow to \"jump\" anywhere"
 Labels do not allow us to jump into an arbitrary place in the code.
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ break label; // jump to the label below (doesn't work)
 label: for (...)
 ```
 
-A `break` directive must be inside a code block. Technically, any labelled code block will do, e.g.:
+A `break` statement must be inside a code block. Technically, any labelled code block will do, e.g.:
 
 ```js
 label: {
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ We covered 3 types of loops:
 - `do..while` -- The condition is checked after each iteration.
 - `for (;;)` -- The condition is checked before each iteration, additional settings available.
 
-To make an "infinite" loop, usually the `while(true)` construct is used. Such a loop, just like any other, can be stopped with the `break` directive.
+To make an "infinite" loop, usually the `while(true)` construct is used. Such a loop, just like any other, can be stopped with the `break` statement.
 
-If we don't want to do anything in the current iteration and would like to forward to the next one, we can use the `continue` directive.
+If we don't want to do anything in the current iteration and would like to forward to the next one, we can use the `continue` statement.
 
 `break/continue` support labels before the loop. A label is the only way for `break/continue` to escape a nested loop to go to an outer one.