diff --git a/man3/getcontext.3 b/man3/getcontext.3
index c52335739..d3d7640df 100644
--- a/man3/getcontext.3
+++ b/man3/getcontext.3
@@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ that includes the calling thread's machine registers.
 The function
 .BR getcontext ()
 initializes the structure
-pointed at by
+pointed to by
 .I ucp
 to the currently active context.
 .PP
 The function
 .BR setcontext ()
 restores the user context
-pointed at by
+pointed to by
 .IR ucp .
 A successful call does not return.
 The context should have been obtained by a call of
 .BR getcontext (),
 or
 .BR makecontext (3),
-or passed as third argument to a signal
+or passed as the third argument to a signal
 handler.
 .PP
 If the context was obtained by a call of