--- doc/tar.texi.orig	2006-03-01 12:45:04.000000000 +0100
+++ doc/tar.texi	2006-03-08 19:24:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@
 
 This keyword allows user control over the name that is written into the
 ustar header blocks for the extended headers.  The name is obtained
-from @var{string} after substituting the following meta-characters:
+from @var{string} after making the following substitutions:
 
 @multitable @columnfractions .30 .70
 @headitem Meta-character @tab Replaced By
@@ -2790,8 +2790,7 @@
 @item address@hidden
 This keyword allows user control over the name that is written into
 the ustar header blocks for global extended header records.  The name
-shall will be obtained from the contents of @var{string}, after the
-following character substitutions have been made:
+is obtained from @var{string} after making the following substitutions:
 
 @multitable @columnfractions .30 .70
 @headitem Meta-character @tab Replaced By
@@ -2802,7 +2801,7 @@
 @item %% @tab A @samp{%} character.
 @end multitable
 
-Any other @samp{%} characters in string produce undefined results.
+Any other @samp{%} characters in @var{string} produce undefined results.
 
 If no option @samp{globexthdr.name=string} is specified, @command{tar}
 will use the following default value: