diff --git a/reference/xml/functions/xml-parse-into-struct.xml b/reference/xml/functions/xml-parse-into-struct.xml
index 40c3ce6df2..4a4ccec52a 100644
--- a/reference/xml/functions/xml-parse-into-struct.xml
+++ b/reference/xml/functions/xml-parse-into-struct.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter role="reference">index</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   This function parses an XML file into 2 parallel array structures, one
+   This function parses an XML string into 2 parallel array structures, one
    (<parameter>index</parameter>) containing pointers to the location of the
    appropriate values in the <parameter>values</parameter> array. These last
    two parameters must be passed by reference.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      <term><parameter>data</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       An string containing the XML data.
+       A string containing the XML data.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>