diff --git a/man/basic.texi b/man/basic.texi
index 8abfecfd865..bd5b60f14c0 100644
--- a/man/basic.texi
+++ b/man/basic.texi
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ again try to stick to a fixed horizontal position, as usual.
 
 @vindex track-eol
   If you set the variable @code{track-eol} to a non-@code{nil} value,
-then @kbd{C-n} and @kbd{C-p} when at the end of the starting line move
+then @kbd{C-n} and @kbd{C-p}, when starting at the end of the line, move
 to the end of another line.  Normally, @code{track-eol} is @code{nil}.
 @xref{Variables}, for how to set variables such as @code{track-eol}.
 
diff --git a/man/commands.texi b/man/commands.texi
index 23b383c565b..4f2ef7f433a 100644
--- a/man/commands.texi
+++ b/man/commands.texi
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ state the name of the command which really does the work in parentheses
 after mentioning the key that runs it.  For example, we will say that
 ``The command @kbd{C-n} (@code{next-line}) moves point vertically
 down,'' meaning that @code{next-line} is a command that moves vertically
-down and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is standardly bound to it.
+down, and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is normally bound to it.
 
   While we are on the subject of information for customization only,
 it's a good time to tell you about @dfn{variables}.  Often the
diff --git a/man/entering.texi b/man/entering.texi
index b714cacbee7..e8c6227be99 100644
--- a/man/entering.texi
+++ b/man/entering.texi
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ failing to support job control properly, but that is a matter of taste.)
 
   When Emacs communicates directly with an X server and creates its own
 dedicated X windows, @kbd{C-z} has a different meaning.  Suspending an
-applications that uses its own X windows is not meaningful or useful.
+application that uses its own X windows is not meaningful or useful.
 Instead, @kbd{C-z} runs the command @code{iconify-or-deiconify-frame},
 which temporarily closes up the selected Emacs frame (@pxref{Frames}).
 The way to get back to a shell window is with the window manager.