diff --git a/sys/man/2/event b/sys/man/2/event
index 8027f2b91..b5b0087a7 100644
--- a/sys/man/2/event
+++ b/sys/man/2/event
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ If
 is nil, it restores the image to the default arrow.
 .PP
 .I Eenter
-provides a simple way of text input in graphical programs. It displays
+provides a simple method of text input in graphical programs. It displays
 a box at the current position of the mouse cursor (passed in the
 .B Mouse *m
 argument) in wich text can be
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ The
 .B buf
 parameter contains the null-terminated input string to be edited. The
 .B len
-argument specified the length of
+argument specifies the length of
 .B buf
 in bytes including the terminating null byte.
 If