--- src/usr.bin/bc/bc.1	2005/04/21 18:50:22	1.2
+++ src/usr.bin/bc/bc.1	2006/08/13 20:50:26	1.3
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ a string of characters, enclosed in doub
 print E ,..., E
 .Ed
 .Pp
-A string may contain any character, except double quote.
+A string may contain any character, except a double quote.
 The if statement with an else branch is a non-portable extension.
 All three E's in a for statement may be empty.
 This is a non-portable extension.
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ specification.
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
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-first command appeared in
+command first appeared in
 .At v6 .
 A complete rewrite of the
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