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diff --git a/Doc/api/abstract.tex b/Doc/api/abstract.tex
index 2ea11d1..1a498b9 100644
--- a/Doc/api/abstract.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/abstract.tex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
for which they do not apply, they will raise a Python exception.
It is not possible to use these functions on objects that are not properly
-initialized, such a list object that has been created by
+initialized, such as a list object that has been created by
\cfunction{PyList_New()}, but whose items have not been set to some
non-\code{NULL} value yet.
diff --git a/Doc/api/concrete.tex b/Doc/api/concrete.tex
index 3a31287..34221ad 100644
--- a/Doc/api/concrete.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/concrete.tex
@@ -1842,8 +1842,8 @@
failure.
\note{If \var{length} is greater than zero, the returned list object's
items are set to \code{NULL}. Thus you cannot use abstract
- API functions such as \cfunction{PySequence_SetItem()} on it
- or expose it to Python code before setting all items to a
+ API functions such as \cfunction{PySequence_SetItem()}
+ or expose the object to Python code before setting all items to a
real object with \cfunction{PyList_SetItem()}.}
\end{cfuncdesc}