diff --git a/man2/_exit.2 b/man2/_exit.2
index b19bb810a..dd1c401e8 100644
--- a/man2/_exit.2
+++ b/man2/_exit.2
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L
 .RE
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-The function
 .BR _exit ()
 terminates the calling process "immediately".
 Any open file descriptors belonging to the process are closed.
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ signal.
 The value
 .I "status & 0xFF"
 is returned to the parent process as the process's exit status, and
-can be collected using one of the
+can be collected by the parent using one of the
 .BR wait (2)
 family of calls.
 .PP