diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 3bcc12c132b38008d007ed237e3641df326673af..877ab66ef5c032af09ace5597bac64fd7739f468 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -e|--edit::
 	With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit
-	message prior committing.
+	message prior to committing.
 
 -x::
 	When recording the commit, append to the original commit
diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
index 494fc7f84707ad77ddf3a8ae07db6a3d1089f4d9..93e20f7752f0d48faca153eef144845b2db9ce1d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -e|--edit::
 	With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit
-	message prior committing the revert. This is the default if
+	message prior to committing the revert. This is the default if
 	you run the command from a terminal.
 
 -m parent-number|--mainline parent-number::