Clarified documentation of despine (#2140)

* clarified documentation of despine * improved wording
mwaskom · Jun 15, 2020 · 2d6f86a · 2d6f86a
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diff --git a/seaborn/utils.py b/seaborn/utils.py
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ def despine(fig=None, ax=None, top=True, right=True, left=False,
     """Remove the top and right spines from plot(s).
 
     fig : matplotlib figure, optional
-        Figure to despine all axes of, default uses current figure.
+        Figure to despine all axes of, defaults to the current figure.
     ax : matplotlib axes, optional
-        Specific axes object to despine.
+        Specific axes object to despine. Ignored if fig is provided.
     top, right, left, bottom : boolean, optional
         If True, remove that spine.
     offset : int or dict, optional