diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index dfba163d4e7..228c940cc8b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -1975,8 +1975,8 @@ Optional arguments @var{from} and @var{to} specify the substring of
 The return value is an approximation: it only considers the values
 returned by @code{char-width} for the constituent characters, always
 takes a tab character as taking @code{tab-width} columns, ignores
-display properties and fonts, etc.  For these reasons, we recommend to
-use @code{window-text-pixel-size}, described below, instead.
+display properties and fonts, etc.  For these reasons, we recommend
+using @code{window-text-pixel-size}, described below, instead.
 @end defun
 
 @defun truncate-string-to-width string width &optional start-column padding ellipsis ellipsis-text-property
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index e39aa7b4378..b641e8d95f7 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ the selected frame can display it, and using "..." otherwise.
 
 +++
 ** 'string-width' now accepts two optional arguments FROM and TO.
-This allows to calculate the width of a substring without consing a
+This allows calculating the width of a substring without consing a
 new string.
 
 +++