diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.html b/docs/manual/mod/core.html
index 588508df2a..b43ec90dd8 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.html
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.html
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@ During startup, Apache does a <CODE>stat</CODE> of each
 <A HREF="#documentroot">DocumentRoot</A>
 to determine if the directory exists. If your server is
 configured with lots of DocumentRoot directives (for example,
-if you server numerous virtual hosts), this can <em>greatly</em> increase
+if you serve numerous virtual hosts), this can <em>greatly</em> increase
 the startup time. If you are sure that all the DocumentRoot
-entries exist, you can tell Apache to bypass this check using
+entries exist, you can tell Apache to bypass this check using:
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>DocumentRootCheck Off</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>