diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
index ec9bcd8c71a0..f49a730ff50a 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ The following options define the general layout policies:
 Erase the content of the disk before making the filesystem.
 The reserved area in front of the superblock (for bootcode) will not be erased.
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-This is a relevant option for flash based storage devices that use
-wear levelling algorithms.
+This option is only relevant for flash based storage devices that use
+wear-leveling algorithms.
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-NB: Erasing may take as long time as writing every sector on the disk.
+Erasing may take a long time as it writes to every sector on the disk.
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 Enable journaling on the new file system via gjournal.
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