diff --git a/doc/pcretest.1 b/doc/pcretest.1
index 92640da..2d6d0e4 100644
--- a/doc/pcretest.1
+++ b/doc/pcretest.1
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ recognized:
                after a successful match (number less than 32)
 .\" JOIN
   \eCname     call pcre[16|32]_copy_named_substring() for substring
-               "name" after a successful match (name termin-
-               ated by next non alphanumeric character)
+               "name" after a successful match (name terminated
+               by next non alphanumeric character)
 .\" JOIN
   \eC+        show the current captured substrings at callout
                time
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ recognized:
                after a successful match (number less than 32)
 .\" JOIN
   \eGname     call pcre[16|32]_get_named_substring() for substring
-               "name" after a successful match (name termin-
-               ated by next non-alphanumeric character)
+               "name" after a successful match (name terminated
+               by next non-alphanumeric character)
 .\" JOIN
   \eJdd       set up a JIT stack of dd kilobytes maximum (any
                number of digits)