diff --git a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
index a5ff796e2b..f26dbeff9c 100644
--- a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -23823,7 +23823,7 @@ arg   "dialog-show mathdelimiter"
 \end_inset
 
 .
- For example, that is how you would construct the brackets around a matrix:
+ For example, if you construct the brackets around a matrix in this way:
 \begin_inset Formula 
 \[
 \left[\begin{array}{cc}
@@ -23834,7 +23834,7 @@ arg   "dialog-show mathdelimiter"
 
 \end_inset
 
-and to make it easier to see the layers of parentheses.
+it makes it easier to see the layers of parentheses.
  Below, the expression on the left was entered using the delimiter icon
  
 \begin_inset Info