diff --git a/content/rippled.md b/content/rippled.md
index bd34691b9f..d3e97581ef 100644
--- a/content/rippled.md
+++ b/content/rippled.md
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ This method can retrieve several different types of data. You can select which t
 2. `account_root` - Retrieve an account node, similar to the [account_info](#account-info) command
 3. `directory` - Retrieve a directory node, which contains a list of IDs linking things
 4. `offer` - Retrieve an offer node, which defines an offer to exchange currency
-5. `ripple_state` - Retrieve a RippleState node, which a trust line along which non-XRP balances are held
+5. `ripple_state` - Retrieve a RippleState node, which is a trust line where non-XRP balances are held
 
 If you specify more than one of the above items, the server will retrieve only of them; it is undefined which one will be chosen.
 
diff --git a/content/tx_format.md b/content/tx_format.md
index f1415d3378..1a29389534 100644
--- a/content/tx_format.md
+++ b/content/tx_format.md
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ It is possible for an offer to become temporarily or permanently *unfunded*:
   * The offer becomes funded again when the creator obtains more XRP, or the reserve requirements decrease.
 * If the Expiration time included in the offer is before the close time of the most recently-closed ledger. (See [Expiration](#expiration).)
 
-An unfunded transaction can remain on the ledger indefinitely, but it does not have any effect. The only ways an offer can be *permanently* removed from the ledger are:
+An unfunded offer can remain on the ledger indefinitely, but it does not have any effect. The only ways an offer can be *permanently* removed from the ledger are:
 
 * It becomes fully claimed by a Payment or a matching OfferCreate transaction.
 * A subsequent OfferCancel or OfferCreate transaction explicitly cancels the offer.