diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 0520ba91..008d5567 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
       return '' + (meth) + ".call(this" + (args.length ? ', ' : '') + args + ")";
     };
     // If you call a function with a splat, it's converted into a JavaScript
-    // `.apply()` call to allow the variable-length arguments.
+    // `.apply()` call to allow an array of arguments to be passed.
     CallNode.prototype.compile_splat = function compile_splat(o) {
       var _a, _b, _c, arg, args, code, i, meth, obj, temp;
       meth = this.variable.compile(o);
@@ -523,12 +523,14 @@
     __extends(AccessorNode, BaseNode);
     AccessorNode.prototype.type = 'Accessor';
     AccessorNode.prototype.compile_node = function compile_node(o) {
-      return '.' + (this.prototype ? 'prototype.' : '') + this.name.compile(o);
+      var proto_part;
+      proto_part = this.prototype ? 'prototype.' : '';
+      return "." + proto_part + (this.name.compile(o));
     };
     return AccessorNode;
   }).call(this);
   //### IndexNode
-  // An indexed accessor into an array or object.
+  // A `[ ... ]` indexed accessor into an array or object.
   exports.IndexNode = (function() {
     IndexNode = function IndexNode(index, tag) {
       this.children = [(this.index = index)];
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index aa7ee005..aca28381 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ exports.CallNode: class CallNode extends BaseNode
     "${meth}.call(this${ if args.length then ', ' else '' }$args)"
 
   # If you call a function with a splat, it's converted into a JavaScript
-  # `.apply()` call to allow the variable-length arguments.
+  # `.apply()` call to allow an array of arguments to be passed.
   compile_splat: (o) ->
     meth: @variable.compile o
     obj:  @variable.source or 'this'
@@ -408,11 +408,12 @@ exports.AccessorNode: class AccessorNode extends BaseNode
     this
 
   compile_node: (o) ->
-    '.' + (if @prototype then 'prototype.' else '') + @name.compile(o)
+    proto_part: if @prototype then 'prototype.' else ''
+    ".$proto_part${@name.compile(o)}"
 
 #### IndexNode
 
-# An indexed accessor into an array or object.
+# A `[ ... ]` indexed accessor into an array or object.
 exports.IndexNode: class IndexNode extends BaseNode
   type: 'Index'