diff --git a/man2/arch_prctl.2 b/man2/arch_prctl.2
index d15ddeab6..94c45e23b 100644
--- a/man2/arch_prctl.2
+++ b/man2/arch_prctl.2
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Return the 64-bit base value for the
 .I FS
 register of the current thread in the
 .I unsigned long
-pointed to
+pointed to by
 .IR addr .
 .TP
 .B ARCH_SET_GS
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Return the 64-bit base value for the
 .I GS
 register of the current thread in the
 .I unsigned long
-pointed to
+pointed to by
 .IR addr .
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 On success,
diff --git a/man2/connect.2 b/man2/connect.2
index f63d7de40..b424068b8 100644
--- a/man2/connect.2
+++ b/man2/connect.2
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ member of
 .I sockaddr
 set to
 .BR AF_UNSPEC
-(supported since on Linux since kernel 2.2).
+(supported on Linux since kernel 2.2).
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 If the connection or binding succeeds, zero is returned.
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
diff --git a/man2/eventfd.2 b/man2/eventfd.2
index 6c9152b6a..67b9407bc 100644
--- a/man2/eventfd.2
+++ b/man2/eventfd.2
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
 is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
-.TP EINVAL
+.TP
+.B EINVAL
 .I flags
 is non-zero.
 .\" Eventually glibc may support some flags
diff --git a/man2/msgop.2 b/man2/msgop.2
index 13fc893ec..402064d25 100644
--- a/man2/msgop.2
+++ b/man2/msgop.2
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ The system call
 removes a message from the queue specified by
 .I msqid
 and places it in the buffer
-pointed to
+pointed to by
 .IR msgp .
 .PP
 The argument
diff --git a/man3/cexp.3 b/man3/cexp.3
index 013a6d4d3..ac6046a58 100644
--- a/man3/cexp.3
+++ b/man3/cexp.3
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Link with \fI\-lm\fP.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function calculates e (2.71828..., the base of natural logarithms)
 raised to the power of
-.BR z .
+.IR z .
 .LP
 One has:
 .nf
diff --git a/man3/cfree.3 b/man3/cfree.3
index 64b069f06..4c843c5bf 100644
--- a/man3/cfree.3
+++ b/man3/cfree.3
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ A frequently asked question is "Can I use
 to free memory allocated with
 .BR calloc (3),
 or do I need
-.BR cfree ()?
+.BR cfree ()?"
 Answer: use
 .BR free (3).
 .LP
diff --git a/man3/fpathconf.3 b/man3/fpathconf.3
index 3a18b89db..f758fb929 100644
--- a/man3/fpathconf.3
+++ b/man3/fpathconf.3
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ The corresponding macro is
 returns the maximum length of a filename in the directory
 .I path
 or
-.IR fd .
-the process is allowed to create.
+.IR fd
+that the process is allowed to create.
 The corresponding macro is
 .BR _POSIX_NAME_MAX .
 .TP
diff --git a/man4/sk98lin.4 b/man4/sk98lin.4
index f0a14893d..e5f826b73 100644
--- a/man4/sk98lin.4
+++ b/man4/sk98lin.4
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ configured to use the Spanning Tree protocol.
 .I DualNet
 In this mode, ports A and B are used as separate devices.
 If you have a dual port adapter, port A will be configured as
-.IR eth[x] and port B as
+.IR eth[x]
+and port B as
 .IR eth[x+1] .
 Both ports can be used independently with distinct IP addresses.
 The preferred port setting is not used.
diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index ff796ad74..c0b583b92 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ A file descriptor is removed from an
 .B epoll
 set only after all the file descriptors referring to the underlying
 open file description have been closed
-(or after if the descriptor is explicitly removed using
+(or before if the descriptor is explicitly removed using
 .BR epoll_ctl ()
 .BR EPOLL_CTL_DEL ).
 This means that even after a file descriptor that is part of an