diff --git a/utils/sort.1 b/utils/sort.1
index ac3e1a77..d564255e 100644
--- a/utils/sort.1
+++ b/utils/sort.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ order and exit 1.
 .It Fl C, \-check=quiet, \-check=silent
 Same as
 .Fl c ,
-but write no error to the standard output about the input being out order.
+but write no error to the standard output about the input being out of order.
 .It Fl m, \-merge
 Merge the presorted input files into a sorted output.
 .It Fl o Ar path , Fl \-output Ns = Ns Ar path
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This option is incompatible with
 and
 .Fl c .
 .It Fl R , \-random-sort
-Sort the lines randomly with an uniform distribution, where all permutations are
+Sort the lines randomly with a uniform distribution, where all permutations are
 equally likely.
 This option is incompatible with
 .Fl C