diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/prose.rs b/masonry/src/widget/prose.rs
index 70ed3470b..4d6ac633f 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/prose.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/prose.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Prose {
     /// Read the underlying text area. Useful for getting its ID.
     // This is a bit of a hack, to work around `from_text_area_pod` not being
     // able to set padding.
-    pub fn region_pod(&self) -> &WidgetPod<TextArea<false>> {
+    pub fn text_area_pod(&self) -> &WidgetPod<TextArea<false>> {
         &self.text
     }
 }
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs b/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
index 05f051c31..e6aa190fc 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/text_area.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub struct TextArea<const USER_EDITABLE: bool> {
     /// How many clicks have occurred in this click sequence.
     click_count: u32,
 
-    /// Whether to wrap words in this region.
+    /// Whether to wrap words in this area.
     ///
     /// Note that if clipping is desired, that should be added by the parent widget.
     /// Can be set using [`set_word_wrap`](Self::set_word_wrap).
@@ -779,11 +779,11 @@ impl<const EDITABLE: bool> Widget for TextArea<EDITABLE> {
         let text_width = max_advance.unwrap_or(layout.full_width());
         let text_size = Size::new(text_width.into(), layout.height().into());
 
-        let region_size = Size {
+        let area_size = Size {
             height: text_size.height + padding_size.height,
             width: text_size.width + padding_size.width,
         };
-        bc.constrain(region_size)
+        bc.constrain(area_size)
     }
 
     fn paint(&mut self, ctx: &mut PaintCtx, scene: &mut Scene) {
diff --git a/masonry/src/widget/textbox.rs b/masonry/src/widget/textbox.rs
index 44746253d..a319494a5 100644
--- a/masonry/src/widget/textbox.rs
+++ b/masonry/src/widget/textbox.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub struct Textbox {
 impl Textbox {
     /// Create a new `Prose` with the given text.
     ///
-    /// To use non-default text properties, use [`from_area_region`](Self::from_text_area) instead.
+    /// To use non-default text properties, use [`from_text_area`](Self::from_text_area) instead.
     pub fn new(text: &str) -> Self {
         Self::from_text_area(TextArea::new_editable(text))
     }
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/prose.rs b/xilem/src/view/prose.rs
index f8c75d646..191ab4d01 100644
--- a/xilem/src/view/prose.rs
+++ b/xilem/src/view/prose.rs
@@ -92,25 +92,25 @@ impl<State, Action> View<State, Action, ViewCtx> for Prose {
         _ctx: &mut ViewCtx,
         mut element: Mut<Self::Element>,
     ) {
-        let mut region = widget::Prose::text_mut(&mut element);
+        let mut text_area = widget::Prose::text_mut(&mut element);
         if prev.content != self.content {
-            widget::TextArea::reset_text(&mut region, &self.content);
+            widget::TextArea::reset_text(&mut text_area, &self.content);
         }
         if prev.text_brush != self.text_brush {
-            widget::TextArea::set_brush(&mut region, self.text_brush.clone());
+            widget::TextArea::set_brush(&mut text_area, self.text_brush.clone());
         }
         if prev.alignment != self.alignment {
-            widget::TextArea::set_alignment(&mut region, self.alignment);
+            widget::TextArea::set_alignment(&mut text_area, self.alignment);
         }
         if prev.text_size != self.text_size {
-            widget::TextArea::insert_style(&mut region, StyleProperty::FontSize(self.text_size));
+            widget::TextArea::insert_style(&mut text_area, StyleProperty::FontSize(self.text_size));
         }
         if prev.line_break_mode != self.line_break_mode {
             widget::TextArea::set_word_wrap(
-                &mut region,
+                &mut text_area,
                 self.line_break_mode == LineBreaking::WordWrap,
             );
-            drop(region);
+            drop(text_area);
             widget::Prose::set_clip(&mut element, line_break_clips(self.line_break_mode));
         }
     }
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/textbox.rs b/xilem/src/view/textbox.rs
index e256d3f7e..535ee52f5 100644
--- a/xilem/src/view/textbox.rs
+++ b/xilem/src/view/textbox.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<State: 'static, Action: 'static> View<State, Action, ViewCtx> for Textbox<S
         _ctx: &mut ViewCtx,
         mut element: Mut<Self::Element>,
     ) {
-        let mut region = widget::Textbox::text_mut(&mut element);
+        let mut text_area = widget::Textbox::text_mut(&mut element);
 
         // Unlike the other properties, we don't compare to the previous value;
         // instead, we compare directly to the element's text. This is to handle
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ impl<State: 'static, Action: 'static> View<State, Action, ViewCtx> for Textbox<S
         // without calling `set_text`.
 
         // This is probably not the right behaviour, but determining what is the right behaviour is hard
-        if self.contents != region.widget.text() {
-            widget::TextArea::reset_text(&mut region, &self.contents);
+        if self.contents != text_area.widget.text() {
+            widget::TextArea::reset_text(&mut text_area, &self.contents);
         }
 
         if prev.text_brush != self.text_brush {
-            widget::TextArea::set_brush(&mut region, self.text_brush.clone());
+            widget::TextArea::set_brush(&mut text_area, self.text_brush.clone());
         }
         if prev.alignment != self.alignment {
-            widget::TextArea::set_alignment(&mut region, self.alignment);
+            widget::TextArea::set_alignment(&mut text_area, self.alignment);
         }
     }