diff --git a/LDP/retired/3Dfx-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/retired/3Dfx-HOWTO.sgml
index ce6ad9fa..f42ab4ac 100644
--- a/LDP/retired/3Dfx-HOWTO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/retired/3Dfx-HOWTO.sgml
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ wait for the binary. Quantum3D has DEC Alpha support
 announced for 2H97. Please contact Daryll Strauss
 if you are interested in supporting this.
 <p>
-There is also the issue of porting the the assembly
+There is also the issue of porting the assembly
 modules. While there are alternative C paths in the
 code, the assembly module in &Glide; (essentially
 triangle setup) offered significant performance gains
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ migration path to accelerated 3D graphics. It
 also has several disadvantages: an application
 using the &VooDoo; might not re-enable video
 output when crashing, and regular VGA video
-signal deteoriates in the the pass-through
+signal deteoriates in the pass-through
 process.
 
 <sect1>What is &Texelfx; or TMU?