diff --git a/man5/locale.5 b/man5/locale.5
index e6990889e..1a79b1761 100644
--- a/man5/locale.5
+++ b/man5/locale.5
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ toupper list is used.
 The
 .B LC_CTYPE
 definition ends with the string
-.IR "END LC_CYTPE" .
+.IR "END LC_CTYPE" .
 .SS LC_COLLATE
 .\" FIXME: the decsription of LC_COLLATE lacks a lot of details
 The
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ notably the examples
 .BR POSIX ,
 .B Example
 and
-.B Example2
+.B Example2 .
 .PP
 The
 .B LC_COLLATE
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ otherwise a space separates the sign string and the value.
 .I n_sep_by_space
 followed by an integer that indicates the separation of
 .IR currency_symbol ,
-the sign string, and the value for a nonnegative formatted monetary quantity.
+the sign string, and the value for a negative formatted monetary quantity.
 The same values are recognized as for
 .IR p_sep_by_space .
 .TP