diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index 873bc27bc..0feda46de 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ is not a directory.
 Using this flag provides an application with a race-free way of
 ensuring that the monitored object is a directory.
 .TP
-.BR IN_MASK_CREATE " (from Linux 4.18)"
+.BR IN_MASK_CREATE " (since Linux 4.18)"
 Watch
 .I pathname
 only if it does not already have a watch associated with it;
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ the error
 .B EEXIST
 results if
 .I pathname
-already is being watched.
+is already being watched.
 Using this flag provides an application with a way of ensuring
-that new watches do not modify existing ones. This is useful
-because multiple paths may refer to the same inode, and
+that new watches do not modify existing ones.
+This is useful because multiple paths may refer to the same inode, and
 multiple calls to
-.B inotify_add_watch (2)
+.BR inotify_add_watch (2)
 without this flag may clobber existing watch masks.
 .RE
 .PP