diff --git a/htop.1.in b/htop.1.in
index b4cde44f..15037109 100644
--- a/htop.1.in
+++ b/htop.1.in
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ is a version of
 built using the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) Metrics API (see \c
 .BR PCPIntro (1),
 .BR PMAPI (3)),
-allowing values not built into
+allowing to extend
 .B htop
-to be displayed from arbitrary metrics.
+to display values from arbitrary metrics.
 See the section below titled
 .B "CONFIG FILES"
 for further details.
diff --git a/pcp-htop.5.in b/pcp-htop.5.in
index d017cb89..de62bfd6 100644
--- a/pcp-htop.5.in
+++ b/pcp-htop.5.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ locations (first
 .I @sysconfdir@/pcp/htop
 then
 .IR @datarootdir@/pcp/htop )
-and below the users home directory (usually
+and below the user's home directory (usually
 .IR ~/.config/htop ).
 Within these locations the
 .I meters
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ are scanned for dynamic Meter and Column specifications.
 .LP
 Meters are displayed in the top part of the
 .B pcp-htop
-window, and columns are display in the lower part.
+window, and columns are displayed in the lower part.
 Meters tend to display system-wide metrics, and Columns
 display metrics about individual processes.
 .LP
 The formats are similar but have slightly different requirements.
-Both formats follow the common ini-style, also allowing both empty
-lines and comment lines starting with the "#" character.
+Both formats follow the common ini-style. Blank lines are ignored.
+Lines starting with the "#" character are treated as comments.
 .SH "METERS"
 The following is an example configuration for a new Redis meter:
 .LP