2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/edebug.texi b/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
index bd287ebe1af..e1147df8af3 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ Evaluate expression @var{exp} in the context of Edebug itself
 
 @item C-x C-e
 Evaluate the expression before point, in the context outside of Edebug
-(@code{edebug-eval-last-sexp}).  If given a zero prefix (for instance
-@kbd{C-u 0 C-x C-e}), don't shorten long items (like strings and
+(@code{edebug-eval-last-sexp}).  With the prefix argument of zero
+(@kbd{C-u 0 C-x C-e}), don't shorten long items (like strings and
 lists).
 @end table
 
@@ -739,8 +739,8 @@ Manual}) as well as these special commands:
 @item C-j
 Evaluate the expression before point, in the outside context, and
 insert the value in the buffer (@code{edebug-eval-print-last-sexp}).
-If given a zero prefix (for instance @kbd{C-u 0 C-j}), don't shorten
-long items (like strings and lists).
+With prefix argument of zero (@kbd{C-u 0 C-j}), don't shorten long
+items (like strings and lists).
 
 @item C-x C-e
 Evaluate the expression before point, in the context outside of Edebug
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index dd2e68891e6..858b077ec18 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ If OBJECT is a string, POSITION is a 0-based index into it.
 If POSITION is at the end of OBJECT, the value is nil.
 
 If you want to display the text properties at point in a human-readable
-form, the `describe-text-properties' command can be used.  */)
+form, use the `describe-text-properties' command.  */)
   (Lisp_Object position, Lisp_Object object)
 {
   register INTERVAL i;