diff --git a/functions/classobj.xml b/functions/classobj.xml
index 7feb172bb9..710af63823 100644
--- a/functions/classobj.xml
+++ b/functions/classobj.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.37 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.38 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.classobj">
   <title>Class/Object Functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Classes/Objects</titleabbrev>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Object leafy belongs to class spinach a subclass of Vegetable
      </para>
     </warning>
     <para>
-     Calls a the method referred by <parameter>method_name</parameter> from
+     Calls the method referred by <parameter>method_name</parameter> from
      the user defined <parameter>obj</parameter> object. An example of usage
      is below, where we define a class, instantiate an object and use
      <function>call_user_method</function> to call indirectly its
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ call_user_method ("print_info", $cntry, "\t");
      </para>
     </warning>
     <para>
-     Calls a the method referred by <parameter>method_name</parameter> from
+     Calls the method referred by <parameter>method_name</parameter> from
      the user defined <parameter>obj</parameter> object, using the parameters
      in <parameter>paramarr</parameter>.
     </para>