diff --git a/doc/applied/catch_tell b/doc/applied/catch_tell
index 942a81a..48c6eeb 100644
--- a/doc/applied/catch_tell
+++ b/doc/applied/catch_tell
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
         object's catch_tell() lfun, _if it has one_. If the receiver
         (or one of its shadows) doesn't have that lfun, the text is sent
         to the socket directly. Only messages sent by an interactive
-        object to itself inside a catch_tell always written to the socket
-        immediately.
+        object to itself inside a catch_tell are always written to the
+        socket immediately.
 
-        This allows to filter and process text before it is written
-        to a player.
+        This allows text to be filtered and processed before it is
+        written to a player.
 
 SEE ALSO
         enable_commands(E), say(E), tell_object(E), tell_room(E),