diff --git a/Doc/lib/libal.tex b/Doc/lib/libal.tex
index 7159d6fb696..e3fdc9123f2 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libal.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libal.tex
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ list such as returned by \function{queryparams()}.
 
 \subsection{Configuration Objects \label{al-config-objects}}
 
-Configuration objects (returned by \function{newconfig()} have the
+Configuration objects returned by \function{newconfig()} have the
 following methods:
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[audio configuration]{getqueuesize}{}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcurses.tex b/Doc/lib/libcurses.tex
index 9c1155320a1..a79e02c9381 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libcurses.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libcurses.tex
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ the window.
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[window]{timeout}{delay}
 Sets blocking or non-blocking read behavior for the window.  If
-\var{delay} is negative, blocking read is used, which will wait
+\var{delay} is negative, blocking read is used (which will wait
 indefinitely for input).  If \var{delay} is zero, then non-blocking
 read is used, and -1 will be returned by \method{getch()} if no input
 is waiting.  If \var{delay} is positive, then \method{getch()} will