diff --git a/man2/sendfile.2 b/man2/sendfile.2
index fd76d7036..efe61ecb5 100644
--- a/man2/sendfile.2
+++ b/man2/sendfile.2
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ Insufficient memory to read from
 .IR in_fd .
 .SH VERSIONS
 .BR sendfile ()
-is a new feature in Linux 2.2.
+ifirst appeared in Linux 2.2.
 The include file
 .I <sys/sendfile.h>
 is present since glibc 2.1.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
-Not specified in POSIX.1-2001, or other standards.
+Not specified in POSIX.1-2001, nor in other standards.
 
 Other UNIX systems implement
 .BR sendfile ()