diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/Man-Page.sgml b/LDP/howto/docbook/Man-Page.sgml
index 0a604872..d0a9f6bf 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/docbook/Man-Page.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/Man-Page.sgml
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ will hold pathnames, filenames or default options.</para>
 
 <para>...should give an overview of the most common error messages
 from your program and how to cope with them. There&#39;s no need to
-explain system error error messages (from
+explain system error messages (from
 <literal>perror</literal>(3)) or fatal signals (from
 <literal>psignal</literal>(3)) as they can appear during execution
 of any program.</para>
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ provided by the <literal>.so</literal> macro.</para>
 <para>The first way is obviously a waste of disk space. The second
 is not recommended because intelligent versions of the
 <literal>catman</literal> program can save a lot of work by looking
-at the the file type or contents. Hard links will prevent
+at the file type or contents. Hard links will prevent
 <literal>catman</literal> from being clever. (Note that
 <literal>catman</literal>&#39;s purpose is to format all man pages
 so they can be displayed quickly.) The third alternative has a