diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3
index 05cab3be30..7042a3b2b2 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
 
 This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are
 specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of
-the protocol- specific protocol instructions that triggers a transfer.
+the protocol-specific instructions that trigger a transfer.
 
 When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together.
 
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T.3
index eb1434a54e..d5de3cc647 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T.3
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T,
                            curl_off_t *timep);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the time, in microseconds,
-it took from the
-start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all
-pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular
-protocol(s) involved. It does \fInot\fP involve the sending of the protocol-
-specific request that triggers a transfer.
+Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the time, in microseconds, it took
+from the start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
+
+This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are
+specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of
+the protocol-specific instructions that trigger a transfer.
 
 When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together.