diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 2b4be3dd1d..8c20a9a5c9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@
      $ bitbake -c compile -f <name_of_package>
                     </literallayout>
                     The <filename>-f</filename> or <filename>--force</filename>
-                    option forces re-execution of the specified task.
+                    option forces the specified task to execute.
                     If you find problems with your code, you can just keep editing and
                     re-testing iteratively until things work as expected.
                     <note>All the modifications you make to the temporary source code
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ quilt refresh
                     </literallayout>
-                    At this point the <filename>my_changes.patch</filename> file has all your edits made
+                    At this point, the <filename>my_changes.patch</filename> file has all your edits made
                     to the <filename>file1.c</filename>, <filename>file2.c</filename>, and
                     <filename>file3.c</filename> files.</para>
                     <para>You can find the resulting patch file in the <filename>patches/</filename>