diff --git a/reference/phar/book.xml b/reference/phar/book.xml
index a9b1bfbfe4..971f6e9164 100644
--- a/reference/phar/book.xml
+++ b/reference/phar/book.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
third-party tool that can read the format, but require the phar extension in order to
run with PHP. The phar file format is customized and unique to the phar extension,
and can only be created by the phar extension or the PEAR package
- PHP_Archive, but has the
+ PHP_Archive, but has the
advantage that applications created in this format will run even if the phar
extension is not enabled.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
The implementation for Phar archives is based on the PEAR package
- PHP_Archive, and
+ PHP_Archive, and
the implementation details are similar, although the Phar extension
is much more powerful. In addition, the Phar extension allows most PHP
applications to be run unmodified while PHP_Archive-based phar archives