diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/amcheck.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/amcheck.sgml
index dd71dbd679b..fc0ade5b801 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/amcheck.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/amcheck.sgml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   functions.
  </para>
  <para>
-  <filename>amcheck</> functions may be used only by superusers.
+  <filename>amcheck</> functions may only be used by superusers.
  </para>
 
  <sect2>
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ ORDER BY c.relpages DESC LIMIT 10;
                 | pg_amop_fam_strat_index         |        5
 (10 rows)
 </screen>
-      This example shows a session that performs verification of every
-      catalog index in the database <quote>test</>.  Details of just
-      the 10 largest indexes verified are displayed.  Since no error
-      is raised, all indexes tested appear to be logically consistent.
-      Naturally, this query could easily be changed to call
-      <function>bt_index_check</function> for every index in the
-      database where verification is supported.
+      This example shows a session that performs verification of the
+      10 largest catalog indexes in the database <quote>test</>.
+      Since no error is raised, all indexes tested appear to be
+      logically consistent.  Naturally, this query could easily be
+      changed to call <function>bt_index_check</function> for every
+      index in the database where verification is supported.
      </para>
      <para>
       <function>bt_index_check</function> acquires an <literal>AccessShareLock</>
@@ -230,8 +229,7 @@ ORDER BY c.relpages DESC LIMIT 10;
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     Corruption caused by faulty RAM, and the broader memory subsystem
-     and operating system.
+     Corruption caused by faulty RAM, or the broader memory subsystem.
     </para>
     <para>
      <productname>PostgreSQL</> does not protect against correctable