diff --git a/bin/date/date.1 b/bin/date/date.1
index 5741ce026549..91bc198fee25 100644
--- a/bin/date/date.1
+++ b/bin/date/date.1
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ the two times.
 Refer to the examples below for further details.
 .El
 .Pp
-An operand with a leading plus sign
+An operand with a leading plus
 .Pq Sq +
 sign signals a user-defined format string
 which specifies the format in which to display the date and time.
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ sets the time to
 without modifying the date.
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 The following environment variables affect the execution of
-.Nm date :
+.Nm Ns :
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Ev TZ
 The timezone to use when displaying dates.