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diff --git a/share/man/man9/sleep.9 b/share/man/man9/sleep.9
index 0954ae2..272642f 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/sleep.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/sleep.9
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ The
function is a variation on tsleep.
The parameter
.Ar mtx
-is a mutex, which will be exited before sleeping, and entered before
+is a mutex which will be released before sleeping and reacquired before
.Fn msleep
returns.
If
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ includes the
.Dv PDROP
flag, the
.Ar mtx
-parameter will not be entered before returning.
+parameter will not be reacquired before returning.
The mutex is
used to ensure that a condition can be checked atomically, and
that the current process can be suspended without missing a
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ function appeared in
The
.Fn sleep
function used to be the traditional form.
-It does not let you specify a timeout or a
+It did not let you specify a timeout or a
.Ar wmesg ,
-hence it has been discontinued.
+hence it was discontinued.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
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