diff --git a/reference/ingres-ii/functions/ingres-field-length.xml b/reference/ingres-ii/functions/ingres-field-length.xml
index 936f904e13..7356254197 100644
--- a/reference/ingres-ii/functions/ingres-field-length.xml
+++ b/reference/ingres-ii/functions/ingres-field-length.xml
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
      <term><parameter>index</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       <parameter>index</parameter> is the column number whose length will be
-       retrieved. The start and end values for <parameter>index</parameter> depends 
-       on the the value of <link 
-       linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link>. If <link
-       linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link> is 0 then 
-       the field number must be between 0 and one less than the value given by
-       <function>ingres_num_fields</function>. Else if <link
-       linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link> is 1 then 
-       the field number must be between 1 and the value given by
-       <function>ingres_num_fields</function>.
+       <parameter>index</parameter> is the column number whose length
+       will be retrieved. The start and end values
+       for <parameter>index</parameter> depend upon the the value
+       of <link linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link>. If <link linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link>
+       is <literal>0</literal> then the field number must be
+       between <literal>0</literal>
+       and <function>ingres_num_fields</function><literal> -
+       1</literal>. Otherwise,
+       if <link linkend="ini.ingres.array-index-start">ingres.array_index_start</link>
+       is <literal>1</literal> then the field number must be
+       between <literal>1</literal>
+       and <function>ingres_num_fields</function>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>