diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index 8e2e0c6105..fe54941673 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Oct 04
+*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Oct 07
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -6492,10 +6492,10 @@ faster.  To see slowness switch on some features that usually interfere, such
 as 'relativenumber' and |folding|.
 
 Note: This is only available when compiled with the |+profile| feature.
-You many need to build Vim with "huge" features.
+You may need to build Vim with "huge" features.
 
-To find out what patterns are consuming most time, get an overview with this
-sequence: >
+To find out what patterns are consuming the most time, get an overview with
+this sequence: >
 	:syntime on
 	[ redraw the text at least once with CTRL-L ]
 	:syntime report