2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/symbols.texi b/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
index 37fb3b49e43..6cddd50c920 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ reference any object.  (This is not the same thing as holding the symbol
 a value cell that is void results in an error, such as @samp{Symbol's
 value as variable is void}.
 
-  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, variables
-names and function names do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
-@code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being
-visited in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a
-primitive function that returns the name of the file):
+  Because each symbol has separate value and function cells, the names
+of variables and functions do not conflict.  For example, the symbol
+@code{buffer-file-name} has a value (the name of the file being visited
+in the current buffer) as well as a function definition (a primitive
+function that returns the name of the file):
 
 @example
 buffer-file-name
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index cfcc8039165..239aa43703f 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -17204,7 +17204,7 @@ filename is unrelated to the article number in Gnus. @code{nnmaildir}
 also stores the equivalent of @code{nnml}'s overview files in one file
 per article, so it uses about twice as many inodes as @code{nnml}.
 (Use @code{df -i} to see how plentiful your inode supply is.)  If this
-slows you down or takes up very much space, a non-block-structured
+slows you down or takes up very much space, use a non-block-structured
 file system.
 
 Since maildirs don't require locking for delivery, the maildirs you use