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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 and it will start doing what the job_file tells it to do. You can give
 more than one job file on the command line, fio will serialize the running
 of those files. Internally that is the same as using the 'stonewall'
-parameter described the the parameter section.
+parameter described in the parameter section.
 
 If the job file contains only one job, you may as well just give the
 parameters on the command line. The command line parameters are identical
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@
 		Unless specific nrfiles and filesize options are given,
 		fio will divide this size between the available files
 		specified by the job. If not set, fio will use the full
-		size of the given files or devices. If the the files
-		do not exist, size must be given. It is also possible to
-		give size as a percentage between 1 and 100. If size=20%
-		is given, fio will use 20% of the full size of the given
+		size of the given files or devices. If the files do not
+		exist, size must be given. It is also possible to give
+		size as a percentage between 1 and 100. If size=20% is
+		given, fio will use 20% of the full size of the given
 		files or devices.
 
 io_limit=int	Normally fio operates within the region set by 'size', which