diff --git a/man5/locale.5 b/man5/locale.5
index 54f47ff60..5aec08b36 100644
--- a/man5/locale.5
+++ b/man5/locale.5
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language (ISO 639-2/T).
 .TP
 .I lang_lib
 followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language for library
-use (ISO 639-2/B). Applications should prefer in general
+use (ISO 639-2/B).
+Applications should in general prefer
 .IR lang_term
 over
 .IR lang_lib .
@@ -777,10 +778,12 @@ The definition starts with the string
 .B LC_NAME
 in the first column.
 
-The following keywords are allowed but only
+Various keywords are allowed, but only
 .IR name_fmt
-should be always defined, others only if there is common convention to
-use them in the language in question:
+is mandatory.
+Others keywords are needed only if there is common convention to
+use the corresponding salutation in this locale.
+The allowed keywords are as follows:
 .TP
 .I name_fmt
 followed by a string containing field descriptors that define
@@ -985,8 +988,8 @@ The appropriate representation of the
 .B am
 and
 .B pm
-strings. This should not be defined for locales not using AM/PM
-convention.
+strings.
+This should not be defined for locales not using AM/PM convention.
 .TP
 .I d_t_fmt
 The appropriate date and time format.