diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
index d6690e6e71..afeaa66ef4 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='iso-8859-1'?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- Generated by xml_proto.php v2.0. Found in /scripts directory of phpdoc. -->
   <refentry id="function.iconv-substr">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <para>
      If <parameter>start</parameter> is negative,
      <function>iconv_substr</function> cuts out the portion beginning
-     at the position that is the <parameter>start</parameter>'th character
+     at the position, <parameter>start</parameter> characters
      away from the end of <parameter>str</parameter>.
     </para>
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
      If negative <parameter>length</parameter> is passed,
      <function>iconv_substr</function> cuts the portion out of
      <parameter>str</parameter> from the <parameter>start</parameter>'th
-     character up to the character <parameter>length</parameter> character
-     away from the end of the string. In case <parameter>start</parameter> is
-     also negative, the start position is calculated beforehand according to
-     the rule explained above.
+     character up to the character that is
+     <parameter>length</parameter> characters away from the end of the string.
+     In case <parameter>start</parameter> is also negative, the start position
+     is calculated beforehand according to the rule explained above.
     </para>
 
     <para>