diff --git a/pear/standards.xml b/pear/standards.xml
index aa14edfdf5..bcdba7c143 100644
--- a/pear/standards.xml
+++ b/pear/standards.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
  <chapter id="pear.standards">
   <title>PEAR Coding Standards</title>
   <note>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function connect(&amp;$dsn, $persistent = false)
       <listitem>
        <simpara>
 	(branch, optional) If you need to make "micro-releases" (for
-	example 1.2.1 and so on after 1.2, you can use a branch for
+	example 1.2.1 and so on after 1.2), you can use a branch for
 	that too, if your main trunk is very active and you want only
 	minor changes between your micro-releases.
        </simpara>
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ T package.xml
      </informaltable>
     </para>
     <para>
-     Private class members (meaning class members that an intented to
-     be used only from within the same class in which they are
+     Private class members (meaning class members that are intented
+     to be used only from within the same class in which they are
      declared; PHP does not yet support truly-enforceable private
      namespaces) are preceeded by a single underscore.  For example:
      <informaltable>