diff --git a/man2/select.2 b/man2/select.2
index af6a59c4d..10a6888d0 100644
--- a/man2/select.2
+++ b/man2/select.2
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ select, pselect, FD_CLR, FD_ISSET, FD_SET, FD_ZERO \- synchronous I/O multiplexi
 .BR select ()
 and
 .BR pselect ()
-allow a process to monitor multiple file descriptors,
+allow a program to monitor multiple file descriptors,
 waiting until one or more of the file descriptors become "ready"
 for some class of I/O operation (e.g., input possible).
-A file descriptor is consider ready if it is possible to
+A file descriptor is considered ready if it is possible to
 perform the corresponding I/O operation (e.g., 
 .BR read (2))
 without blocking.