diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index a55aacc..8da74c7 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@
 expression, that expression is evaluated, and the clause matches the exception
 if the resulting object is "compatible" with the exception.  An object is
 compatible with an exception if it is the class or a base class of the exception
-object or a tuple containing an item compatible with the exception.
+object, or a tuple containing an item that is the class or a base class of
+the exception object.
 
 If no except clause matches the exception, the search for an exception handler
 continues in the surrounding code and on the invocation stack.  [#]_
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 381aed1..80e51f9 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1849,6 +1849,7 @@
 Barry Warsaw
 Steve Waterbury
 Bob Watson
+Colin Watson
 David Watson
 Aaron Watters
 Henrik Weber