diff --git a/reference/rar/rararchive/open.xml b/reference/rar/rararchive/open.xml
index 3355b36131..8500cfe18c 100644
--- a/reference/rar/rararchive/open.xml
+++ b/reference/rar/rararchive/open.xml
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
        for such volume or <literal>NULL</literal> if such volume does
        not exist or is not known. The programmer should ensure the
        passed function doesn't cause loops as this function is called
-       repetedly if the path returned in a previous call did not
+       repeatedly if the path returned in a previous call did not
        correspond to the needed volume. Specifying this parameter omits
        the notice that would otherwise be emitted whenever a volume is
-       not found; an implementation that only returns &false; can
-       therefore be used to merely omit such notices.
+       not found; an implementation that only returns <literal>NULL</literal>
+	   can therefore be used to merely omit such notices.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>