diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/vis.3 b/lib/libc/gen/vis.3
index 7b09cc394deb..9054ac84b780 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/vis.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/vis.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     From: @(#)vis.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
-.\"	$Id: vis.3,v 1.2 1996/07/25 18:31:08 wollman Exp $
+.\"	$Id: vis.3,v 1.3 1996/08/22 23:26:15 mpp Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd July 25, 1996
 .Dt VIS 3
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ forms return the number of characters in dst (not including
 the trailing
 .Dv NUL ) . 
 .Pp
-The encoding is a unique, invertible representation comprised entirely of
+The encoding is a unique, invertible representation composed entirely of
 graphic characters; it can be decoded back into the original form using 
 the
 .Xr unvis 3